In Minneapolis, a federal prosecutor, Joseph H. Thompson, initiated a civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an immigration agent in January. Thompson sought a warrant to search Good's SUV for evidence, intending to collaborate with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the FBI to determine the lawfulness of the agent's use of force. However, FBI agents, already equipped with the signed warrant and preparing to execute the search, were unexpectedly ordered to cease their investigation. This directive from Washington effectively halted the federal inquiry into the incident, leaving the circumstances of Good's death under federal scrutiny suspended.