The agent, Tracee Mergen, left her job as a supervisor in the FBI’s #Minneapolis field office after #FBI leadership in Washington pressured her to discontinue a #CivilRights inquiry into the #immigration officer, #JonathanRoss…. Such inquiries are a common investigative step in similar shootings.
Mergen’s resignation was only the latest shock wave to have emerged from the #DOJ’s handling of the #shooting of #ReneeGood, an unarmed mother who was killed on Jan 7…
After the incident, several #Trump admin officials described #ReneeGood as a “domestic terrorist,” falsely accusing her of trying to ram #JonathanRoss with her vehicle. But a video analysis by NYT showed no indication that he had been run over.
Senior #DOJ officials have repeatedly said there are no plans to follow the path normally taken in such situations & pursue an investigation into whether Ross, who fired multiple shots at Good, had used #ExcessiveForce.