Both CNN and The Washington Post say their sources confirm FBI agents launched a civil rights investigation into the ICE agent who shot Good.

MINNEAPOLIS — Sources for both The Washington Post and CNN say the FBI briefly opened a civil rights investigation into Jonathan Ross, the officer who shot and killed Renee Good nearly two weeks ago.

According to The Washington Post, the agent who initially reviewed the shooting found sufficient grounds to open that probe into Ross’ actions.

This comes after the Deputy Attorney General for the Department of Justice, Todd Blanche, appeared on Fox News Sunday, saying the shooting does not warrant a federal investigation.

“What happened on that day has been reviewed by millions and millions of Americans, because it was recorded on phones when it happened,” Blanche said. “The Department of Justice, our civil rights unit, we don’t just go out and investigate every time an officer is forced to defend himself against somebody, or putting his life in danger. We never do.”

“The Department of Justice doesn’t just stand up and investigate because some Congressman thinks we should, because some Governor thinks we should,” Blanche continued. “We investigate when it’s appropriate to investigate, and that is not the case here. It wasn’t the case when it happened, and it’s not the case today.”

The FBI declined to comment when contacted by KARE 11.

On X, the FBI Rapid Response account pushed back against the Washington Post article, and said in part, “The FBI still continues to pursue evidence in this case with our federal partners, investigating the shooting incident as well as the ongoing violent criminal actors and their funding sources. The facts are the initiator, and the facts do not support civil rights investigation.”

After the civil rights investigation was shut down, the Department of Justice pushed to investigate Good’s widow. KARE 11 sources say all of these factors led to half a dozen federal prosecutors in the Minnesota U.S. Attorney General’s Office resigning.

KARE 11 has reached out to the Department of Justice for comment, but has not heard back as of this article’s publishing.