Keith Ellison disputes immunity claim in Renee Nicole Good shooting

Following the deadly taking pictures of Renee Nicole Good by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis final Wednesday, Minnesota Lawyer Normal Keith Ellison emphasised that “there isn’t a statute of limitations on homicide,” suggesting the officer concerned may very well be charged at a later date if political management modifications.

Throughout a Thursday efficiency on “The Jim Acosta ShowEllison claimed that “there isn’t a absolute immunity” for the officer who shot and killed Good, contradicting Vice President J.D. Vance’s declare after the taking pictures.

“For anybody who watches your present, Jim, there isn’t a absolute immunity. That is not true. And apart from, there is not any statute of limitations on homicide,’ he said to Acosta. “And that is one thing they want to bear in mind, as a result of they will not all the time be in energy, and we are going to at some point get the justice system functioning once more based mostly on equity, justice and fact.”

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Minnesota Lawyer Normal Keith Ellison speaks throughout a press convention on January 12, 2026, after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. (Tim Evans/Reuters)

The day after Good was shot, Vance advised reporters at a information convention that the ICE agent concerned is “protected by absolute immunity” as a result of he’s a federal agent and was “doing his job.”

Following up on Ellison’s declare, Acosta mentioned, “And if you need to wait till 2029, so be it,” seeming to indicate {that a} presidential victory for the Democrats in 2028 may result in prosecution of the agent.

“That is it, you realize what I imply?” Ellison agreed. “There is a purpose there is not any statute of limitations on homicide. It is as a result of once you take away somebody’s life, it leaves an indelible imprint on everybody round them. Individuals cannot undo this.”

Ellison famous that for folks like Good’s spouse and youngsters, their lives are “eternally modified,” which is why “justice is not going to go to sleep or disappear.”

“We’ll pursue this to its logical, factual conclusion,” Ellison added.

The White Home and ICE didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital’s request for remark.

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A crashed automotive on the scene the place an ICE agent shot Renee Good. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Photographs)

On Tuesday, a prime Division of Justice (DOJ) official mentioned the division wouldn’t pursue a prison civil rights investigation into the officer concerned in Good’s dying.

Civil Rights Division attorneys had been advised final week that they might not take part within the investigation presently, in keeping with two folks aware of the matter who spoke on situation of anonymity, the Related Press reported.

According to these stories, Deputy Lawyer Normal Todd Blanche advised Fox Information Digital on Tuesday, “There isn’t a foundation for a prison civil rights investigation presently.”

CNN first reported Blanche’s assertion, which didn’t present particulars on how the DOJ concluded that no investigation was warranted.

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U.S. Deputy Lawyer Normal Todd Blanche, accompanied by President Donald Trump, speaks at a press convention within the White Home briefing room on June 27, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Joe Raedle/Getty Photographs)

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Federal officers mentioned that when Good drove her car towards the ICE officer, he acted in self-defense and described the driving force’s actions as “an act of home terrorism.”

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Greg Wehner and Louis Casiano of Fox Information contributed to this report.