Minneapolis ICE shooting: MN prosecutors ask public to give them evidence after FBI takes over case

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty are asking the public to share evidence on the fatal Minneapolis ICE shooting with them after the FBI shut them out of the investigation.

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MN attorneys respond to federal takeover of ICE shooting case

What you can do:

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison held a news conference asking the public to share evidence related to the case with them.

Evidence related to the case can be submitted to the Hennepin County Attorney's Office here.

Officials say preserving evidence is the "most important element of this situation." 

What they're saying:

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said the effort to collect evidence is not an attack on the FBI.

"While I respect the FBI's process, our community's expectations are much different in terms of transparency," Moriarty said. "This community expects to understand what the evidence is and the justification for any decision that might be made. To that end, I cannot overstate the importance of a local investigation, or at least access to the federal investigation by the BCA. Without it, we will not have the ability to be transparent with our community about the results of the expectation."

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said they are doing this in order to ensure a thorough investigation, despite the "current posture" of federal authorities not wanting to involve them. 

"And so we still know that there's evidence out there, and we want to make sure it gets gathered and collected," AG Ellison said. "And we'll deal with the those other matters, of joint versus exclusive later. But first, for now, we want to make sure the evidence, that may be out there in the public, lands where it should."

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans provided the following statement: 

"At this time, the BCA is not conducting a use-of-force incident investigation into the Jan 7 ICE-involved shooting that resulted in the death of Renee Nicole Good. As we've previously said, full access to evidence, witnesses and information is necessary to meet the investigative standard that Minnesota law and the public demands; without it, we cannot do so. 

"However, we have offered to provide limited assistance to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office with the collection, cataloging and preservation of video or other evidence related to the incident, with the goal being to preserve evidence so that it is not lost.

"To be clear, the BCA will also provide this evidence to the FBI, as they are leading the investigation of the incident.

"The BCA remains open to conducting a full investigation of the incident should the U.S. Attorney’s Office and FBI reconsider their approach and express a willingness to resume a joint investigation or to share all evidence and evidentiary reports held by FBI investigators."

ICE agent immunity? 

Dig deeper:

At the end of the news conference, Moriarty said the ICE officer "does not have complete immunity." 

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Vice President JD Vance said the agent "is protected by absolute immunity" the day after the shooting.