Making Sense of What Happened in Minneapolis

Because President Donald Trump administration’s immediately responded to the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by demonizing them and defending the immigration officers who shot them dead, it seems a safe bet the Justice Department won’t fully investigate or seriously consider pursuing criminal charges in either shooting. Consequently, there’s a pervasive sinking feeling that there’ll never be a resolution and that the two Minneapolis shootings will remain a festering wound. Each side has put forward its preferred narrative, and while one subset of Americans wouldn’t trust an inquiry by the Republicans who control the federal government, another subset wouldn’t trust an inquiry led by Minnesota Democrats.