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What’s behind the highly unusual move to block Minnesota officials from investigating ICE shooting
Mutual distrust between federal and state authorities derailed plans for a joint FBI and state criminal investigation into Wednesday’s shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer, leading to the highly unusual move by the Justice Department to block state investigators from participating in the probe.
While the Providence police continue to do some work, the FBI is now leading the investigation, according to Providence Police Detective Maj. David Lapatin. The FBI took the lead on Dec. 18, Lapatin said.
The FBI will lead the investigation into the fatal shooting by an ICE official in Minneapolis, according to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. The BCA says it was called to help investigate,
On the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Senate Republicans released new investigative findings alleging the Biden administration improperly placed the wife of a federal air marshal on a terrorist watchlist based on unverified information.