State officials initially said they would investigate the killing. But Drew Evans, the superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, said on Thursday that the agency had withdrawn because it had been denied access to evidence.
“The investigation would now be led solely by the FBI, and the BCA would no longer have access to the case materials, scene evidence or investigative interviews necessary to complete a thorough and independent investigation,” Evans wrote.
“Without complete access to the evidence, witnesses and information collected, we cannot meet the investigative standards that Minnesota law and the public demands. As a result, the BCA has reluctantly withdrawn from the investigation. The BCA Force Investigations Unit was designed to ensure consistency, accountability and public confidence, none of which can be achieved without full cooperation and jurisdictional clarity,” he wrote.
Also Trump literally illegally kidnapped a head of state to the U.S. And we’re supposed to pretend the first thing they did was not simply… Move the murderer somewhere out of state where they couldn’t reach him even if they tried (which they won’t because no blue state has the balls to meaningfully stand up to Trump)?
I mean, realistically that guy could twerk in front of the Minnesota Capitol with some ICE buddies to back him up and giant sign saying “I did it” and Minnesota still wouldn’t do shit.
“State’s rights” are exactly like the “2A rights”. They only serve conservatives, whom the law protects but does not bind.
This is not just me being salty BTW. I am trying to get across the point to anyone reading this that if your plan to bring back U.S. Democracy relies on the Constitution playing in your favor, you’ve already lost.
seathru@quokk.au 3 weeks ago
State threw up their hands and gave up.
kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Source?
All I’ve seen is the feds keeping the state from being able to do anything.
seathru@quokk.au 3 weeks ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/us/minnesota-ice-shooting-news.html?unlocked_article_code=1.C1A.JG9M.l3TWJQIr2x8-
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/minnesota-investigators-barred-taking-part-investigation-womans-killing-ice-officer_n_695fd904e4b07c500938d466
Pathetic.
azertyfun@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Also Trump literally illegally kidnapped a head of state to the U.S. And we’re supposed to pretend the first thing they did was not simply… Move the murderer somewhere out of state where they couldn’t reach him even if they tried (which they won’t because no blue state has the balls to meaningfully stand up to Trump)?
I mean, realistically that guy could twerk in front of the Minnesota Capitol with some ICE buddies to back him up and giant sign saying “I did it” and Minnesota still wouldn’t do shit.
“State’s rights” are exactly like the “2A rights”. They only serve conservatives, whom the law protects but does not bind.
This is not just me being salty BTW. I am trying to get across the point to anyone reading this that if your plan to bring back U.S. Democracy relies on the Constitution playing in your favor, you’ve already lost.