MINNEAPOLIS — The jurisdiction battle has heated up over who controls the investigation into the shooting death of Renee Good by a federal deportation agent. The no-nonsense Hennepin County prosecutor, Mary Moriarty, demanded in writing that the FBI turn over evidence that federal agents scarfed up from the scene January 7 while barring local police from access. Moriarty specifically demanded firearms, cartridge casings and motor vehicles as well as videos and photographs. She also insisted on the names of the federal agents involved. The FBI, which has come under President Trump’s tight control, has been engaged in a cover-up, said Moriarty:
“This demand should not even be necessary. The federal government’s blanket refusal to cooperate with Minnesota law enforcement — after initially agreeing to jointly investigate this matter — is unmatched in recent memory.”
Moriarty. Elected Hennepin County attorney 2022. Earlier a public defender. Demands that Trump abandon games that impede investigation of Renee Wood homicide by deportation agent by Jonahan Ross.
Moriarty said that Trump administration can expect a lawsuit if the evidence isn’t provided by February 17. It’s known from citizen video that the ICE agent who fired several shots into Wood was Jonathan Ross. Other agents, guns drawn, witnessed what happened. Trump forces have refused to say whether Ross was ever placed on administrative leave pending an investigation, which is standard policing procedure for officer-involved shootings. Trump people have claimed there is no basis for any criminal investigation. The shooting was self-defense against a domestic terrorist, they say. The Trump claim, for which there has been no evidence, has inflamed Minnesotans, who have signed up for citizen trackers to record ongoing ICE violence. More than 32,000 people registered for the training.
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