Minnesota Prosecutors Resign Over ICE Shooting Handling

Several federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned on Tuesday, protesting the Justice Department's approach to the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old Minneapolis woman killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent last Wednesday.

The departures, which sources described as a response to the department's emphasis on investigating Good's widow rather than the shooting itself, involved senior career officials in the U.S. attorney's office. Among them were Joseph H. Thompson, the second-in-command who had overseen a major fraud investigation in the state; Harry Jacobs, his deputy on that probe; Thomas Calhoun-Lopez, chief of the violent and major crimes unit; and Melinda Williams. The exact number of resignations varied in initial reports, but at least four were confirmed by those familiar with the matter. The prosecutors declined to comment on their reasons for leaving, and the Justice Department did not immediately respond to requests for information.

The incident occurred on January 7 when Good, an unarmed mother of three who had just dropped her son off at school, was shot three times while driving her SUV. Video footage shows her vehicle moving slowly as...