RAW CLIP — DOJ Declines Civil Rights Investigation Into Renée Good Killing — Fox News — fetched 2026-06-07
Source: Fox News Byline: Greg Wehner and Louis Casiano Published: January 13, 2026
Key Statements
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche: “There is currently no basis for a criminal civil rights investigation.”
DOJ Official Statement: “As with any officer-involved shooting, each law enforcement agency has an internal investigation protocol, including DHS. As such, ICE OPR has its own investigation underway. This runs parallel to any FBI investigation.”
Core Facts
The Department of Justice will not pursue a criminal civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of Renée Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis. This departure from typical precedent — when past administrations routinely opened civil rights reviews of fatal law enforcement encounters — has drawn criticism.
Federal officials characterized the incident as self-defense, describing Good’s actions as “an act of domestic terrorism” when she pulled her vehicle toward the officer.
Parallel investigations are underway through ICE’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) and the FBI, operating under standard DHS internal protocols.
The decision has prompted concerns about the completeness of the review and state-federal jurisdictional disputes, with Minnesota officials asserting federal authorities blocked state investigators’ access to evidence.
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