there needs to be a complete and thorough independent investigation without obstruction from DHS to determine exactly what happened.
Call for a complete and thorough independent investigation into the Minneapolis shooting by federal agents, without obstruction from DHS.
Occurrences
Evidence
The introduced resolution listed Mr. Keating among the original submitters and alleged that on January 7, 2026, an ICE agent killed a U.S. citizen driver and that Secretary Noem publicly misrepresented the danger to the officer.
Congress.gov lists Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] as an original cosponsor on 01/14/2026.
Congress.gov states the resolution was introduced on 01/14/2026, referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary, and has the status Introduced.
AP reported calls for a thorough independent investigation, multiple unclear federal probes, and Minnesota authorities saying they had been blocked from the scene, prompting litigation to preserve evidence.
AP reported that the Justice Department opened a federal civil rights investigation into Alex Pretti's death and that the FBI would lead the probe.
Axios reported that former DOJ lawyers demanded transparency in the investigations of Renee Good and Alex Pretti and criticized alleged obstruction of state-level probes.
Assessments
Keating took same-term congressional action related to the Minneapolis federal-agent shooting and DHS accountability by joining H.Res.996 as an original cosponsor/submitter. However, the available evidence does not show that he specifically secured or clearly caused a complete, thorough independent investigation free from DHS obstruction. Later federal probes and public demands for transparency only partially match the promised outcome, while obstruction and transparency concerns remained unresolved.