The Department of Homeland Security has alleged that the victim, Renee Good, was attempting to run over law enforcement officers when an ICE officer fatally shot her Wednesday morning -- a claim that local officials have disputed.
County attorney says ICE officer 'does not have complete immunity here'
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty reiterated during Friday's press briefing that her office, which covers Minneapolis, has the jurisdiction to make any charging decision in Wednesday's deadly ICE shooting.
"I can say that the ICE officer does not have complete immunity here," she said at the end of the briefing when asked about the immunity of ICE agents.
The comment comes a day after Vice President JD Vance claimed the ICE officer involved in the shooting is "protected by absolute immunity."
"The unprecedented thing is the idea that a local official can actually prosecute a federal official with absolute immunity. I've never seen anything like that," he said during a White House briefing on Thursday.
Jan 09, 2026, 12:56 PM EST
Local attorneys ask public to submit evidence for shooting probe
Local attorneys are asking the public to submit any evidence they have in connection with Wednesday's deadly shooting, after they say they've been shut out of the FBI's investigation into the incident.
"We are concerned that the evidence obtained in an investigation that has only been conducted at the federal level will not be shared with our office for review," Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, whose office covers Minneapolis, said during a press briefing on Friday.
Moriarty said the FBI currently has such evidence as shooting victim Renee Good's car, in which Good was shot, and that state investigators do not have access to it. She said their access to federal officers is "really none."
A bullet hole in the windshield of a vehicle, after the fatal shooting of the driver Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 7, 2026.
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Moriarty said her office has "no preconceived opinion" on a charging decision but that it will be unable to make any determination without a thorough investigation. So they are moving forward in collaboration with the state's attorney general's office and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension "to preserve any evidence and ensure that it can be reviewed," she said.
The county has created a website where people can submit evidence, such as video or information.
"The current posture is that the investigation is one that the feds want to do with without state involvement, and so we still know that there's evidence out there. We want to make sure it gets gathered and collected, and we'll deal with those other matters of joint versus exclusive later," Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said at the press briefing.
"There is no conclusion that anyone can reach in good faith at this time, because there's too much evidence still to be evaluated," he said.
Jan 09, 2026, 12:39 PM EST
Renee Good's wife speaks out
Renee Good’s wife, Becca Good, is speaking out in a statement to MPR News, saying Renee “lived by an overarching belief: there is kindness in the world and we need to do everything we can to find it where it resides and nurture it where it needs to grow.”
“Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole,” Becca Good told MPR.
Renee Good leaves behind three children, including a 6-year-old son.
“I am now left to raise our son and to continue teaching him, as Renee believed, that there are people building a better world for him,” she wrote.
A photo of Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, sits near near candles bearing the names of people who have been killed by ICE agents or died in custody, during a vigil for her in Seattle, Jan. 8, 2026.
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Jan 09, 2026, 11:22 AM EST
A minute-by-minute timeline of how Renee Good died
ABC News' minute-by-minute, frame-by-frame review of video of the incident includes a close look of what happened before, during, and after the moments that led to Renee Good's death.