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January 14, 2026

Six Federal Prosecutors in Minnesota Resign over DOJ's Handling of Renee Good's Shooting
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Six federal prosecutors in the Minneapolis U.S. Attorney's Office
resigned Tuesday over the Justice Department's criminal probe into Becca
Good, the widow of Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer
last week. Former acting U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson resigned, along with
senior career prosecutors Harry Jacobs, Melinda Williams, Thomas
Calhoun-Lopez, Ruth Schneider and Tom Hollenhurst. In Washington, D.C.,
five senior prosecutors in the criminal wing of the Justice Department's
Civil Rights Division also said they are leaving, after the Deputy
Attorney General Todd Blanche said, "There is currently no basis for a
criminal civil rights investigation" into the fatal shooting of Renee
Good. Instead, the DOJ launched an investigation to examine ties between
Renee Good and her wife, Becca Good, and several Minneapolis groups that
have been monitoring and protesting ICE raids. Their child's school had
sent a message to parents saying, "Thank you to families who have been
on ICE watch, helping to protect their neighbors."


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