Minneapolis, Minnesota — A senior FBI official in Minneapolis has resigned following internal pressure tied to the federal investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer earlier this month, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
Tracee Mergen, the acting supervisor of the FBI’s Public Corruption Squad in Minneapolis, stepped down last week after resisting directives from Justice Department leadership to narrow or discontinue the civil rights investigation into Good’s death. Sources told CBS News that Mergen faced pressure to reclassify the case as an assault on a federal officer, a shift that redirected investigative scrutiny away from the shooting itself and toward Good and other individuals involved.
Shortly after the probe began, DOJ leadership ordered the FBI to block participation by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and instructed agents to treat the case under a different criminal framework. An FBI spokesperson said the bureau determined that the facts did not support a civil rights case and confirmed the investigation would continue under a criminal assault theory.
Mergen’s departure comes amid broader turmoil within the FBI. Another agent working with the BCA has also resigned, and concerns have been raised by the FBI Agents Association over decisions allegedly made without due process under current leadership. Meanwhile, the Justice Department has charged three protesters connected to demonstrations following the shooting, though judges declined to jail them before trial.
The handling of the case has intensified scrutiny of federal law enforcement’s response to high-profile immigration enforcement incidents.
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