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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said Sunday there is “deep mistrust” in the objectivity of the federal government’s investigation into the shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good because Trump administration officials have already come to conclusions.
“So many of the things that we are hearing are not true,” Frey said of the government’s conclusive statements on NBC News’s Meet the Press.
He pointed to officials’ claim that the ICE officer who fired the gun was “run over,” saying that videos taken of the incident do not show that occurring.
Minnesota Senator Tina Smith echoed Frey’s concerns about the investigation as well, saying the government “destroyed any credibility” they have because they “rushed to judgment.”
Trump administration officials have doubled down on their assertion that the officer was acting in self-defense and that Good was attacking law enforcement.
The comment comes as people across the country demand accountability for the officer who killed Good. Although the FBI is investigating the shooting, they have also refused to cooperate with Minnesota state investigators on the matter.
Over the weekend, nationwide protests erupted across the country, demanding ICE leave their cities and remembering Good’s legacy.
ICE director pushes back on Frey’s claim that ICE responsible for ‘50 percent’ of shootings
Todd Lyons, the acting director of ICE, pushed back on Minneapolis Mayor’s claim that ICE was responsible for “50 percent” of shootings in the city this year, so far.
“To me, that’s just, again, this heated political rhetoric that just doesn’t need to be,” Lyons told Fox News’ The Sunday Briefing.
“No law enforcement officer wants to be involved in any deadly force situation, and like I’ve always said, since the beginning of this, our hearts and minds and prayers go out to all involved in the situation. But, to categorically say that more than half of the shootings are because of us, that’s ridiculous,” Lyons added.
According to Minneapolis crime statistics, there have been two documented “shots fired” calls for shootings between January 1, 2026, and January 9, 2026. One of those was likely the shooting of Renee Good.
Frey says ‘deep mistrust’ in government’s investigation of shooting
Asked whether he would accept the results of the FBI’s investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said there is “deep mistrust” that it would come to unbiased conclusions.
“If it was an FBI investigation that was done jointly with an investigation from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, we could have had some trust that there were entities and individuals at the table that were properly reviewing the evidence,” Frey told NBC News’ Meet the Press Sunday.
“I don’t know what the results of the investigation will be. I don’t know what the evidence behind the investigation will be, other than, of course, the videos that we’ve all seen with our own two eyes. What I will say is there is deep mistrust because so many of the things that we are hearing are not true,” Frey added.
Frey pointed to Trump administration officials’ claims that Good “ran over” the ICE officer who discharged his weapon.
“For instance: Did the ICE agent get run over? Guys, the answer is no. It didn’t happen,” Frey added.
Minnesota senator casts doubt on government’s objectivity in investigation
Minnesota Senator Tina Smith questioned how the federal government could be objective when investigating the killing of 37-year-old Renee Good when they’ve already made conclusions about the shooting.
“How can we trust the federal government to do an objective, unbiased investigation without prejudice when, at the beginning of that investigation, they have already announced exactly what they think happened?” Smith asked on ABC News’ This Week Sunday morning.
“I mean, I think they have just completely destroyed any credibility as they have so quickly rushed to judgment.
Mayor Frey: ‘50 percent’ of Minneapolis shootings this year are ‘from ICE’
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey reiterated his claim that federal law enforcement is making his city less safe and forcing local law enforcement to redirect their attention away from local crime.
“I do not want our police officers spending time working with ICE on immigration enforcement,” Frey told NBC News’ Meet the Press Sunday morning.
“You know what I want our police officers doing? I want them stopping murders from happening, I want them preventing carjackings.”
“We’ve only had two shootings in Minneapolis this whole year, and by the way, 50 percent of them were from ICE.”
DHS says members of Congress must give week’s notice to visit immigration facilities
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has changed the department’s policy on congressional visits to detention facilities, saying that lawmakers must give at least seven days’ notice before visiting.
The new policy comes after a group of Minnesota lawmakers were denied access to a detention facility in Minneapolis Saturday morning, after an ICE officer fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Good.
Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement that the directive was made “to ensure the safety of staff, law enforcement, visitors, and detainees alike.”
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