On Tuesday, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced that there is currently no basis for *** criminal civil rights investigation into the shooting. Blanche did not elaborate on how the department reached this conclusion. Federal officials have said the officer who shot and killed Good acted in self-defense and that Good engaged in an act of domestic terrorism. On Monday, several prosecutors in the DOJ Civil Rights Division's criminal section announced their resignations after finding out they would not be involved in the investigation. Minnesota Senator Tina Smith is questioning the credibility of the DOJ and Department of Homeland Security. How could I have any confidence? When career prosecutors whose job it is to look into the facts have resigned, when they have refused to allow unbiased investigators at the state to even see any of the evidence, the Justice Department said the prosecutors who announced their resignation actually requested to participate in an early retirement program well before the events that took place in Minneapolis and added that any suggestion to the contrary is false. At the White House, I'm Rachel Hirsheimer. Minneapolis couple says ICE released tear gas under their family vehicle with 6 children inside Updated: 11:56 AM EST Jan 16, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ A couple and their six children say they were trapped inside their vehicle in Minneapolis when a tear gas canister exploded underneath them during an interaction with ICE officers.Shawn and Destiny Jackson have an 11- and 7-year-old, 4-year-old twins, a 2-year-old and a 6-month-old baby boy. They were on their way home from basketball practice when they were caught between protesters and ICE agents."They stopped at my car, and they proceeded to yell in and said, 'Get out of here.' Well, they used profanity. And my husband screamed and said, 'We're trying,'" Destiny Jackson said.The couple stayed calm, they said, while ICE agents ramped up their demands."They said it again, and we said, 'We're trying, if you guys will move.' And of course, everybody saying what happened with Renee, you know, we weren't going to pull off while they were right there. That's what we were trying to avoid," Destiny Jackson said.She said the agents walked to the back of their vehicle and released a canister of tear gas under their vehicle."Within seconds, there was a big boom and our car was up in the air and we slammed down and all of our airbags deployed and all of our doors locked. And tear gas just started forming, a ball of gas just started forming around the car," Destiny Jackson said.WCCO has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment about the incident.When the tear gas was released, Destiny Jackson says panic set in."I managed to feel around and open up everybody's, like, I unlocked everybody's door and I hopped out, and I just started pulling as many kids as I could out," she said.Bystanders stepped up. Destiny Jackson said she was taken inside a house nearby, and total strangers began helping her children out of the smoke-filled vehicle."The last person to get out of the car was my infant child," she said. "And when he came in, he was, like, lifeless. It was like foam or bubbles coming out of his mouth. I had to give him mouth-to-mouth and CPR. I couldn't even breathe myself, and all I remember is between every breath, I was saying, 'I'm going to give you every breath I have until you get yours back.'"The couple has been together since high school. Shawn Jackson, who was coached by Minneapolis and Metro Transit police officers, says he has respect for law enforcement. Now, their lives are forever changed by ICE agents and a canister of tear gas."It was like they didn't have a care in the world for us," Shawn Jackson said."The windows were down. You could see my kids in the car, the lights were on in the car," Destiny Jackson added.The parents say their children are traumatized and are not sleeping, but are physically OK. MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) —A couple and their six children say they were trapped inside their vehicle in Minneapolis when a tear gas canister exploded underneath them during an interaction with ICE officers.Shawn and Destiny Jackson have an 11- and 7-year-old, 4-year-old twins, a 2-year-old and a 6-month-old baby boy. They were on their way home from basketball practice when they were caught between protesters and ICE agents. "They stopped at my car, and they proceeded to yell in and said, 'Get out of here.' Well, they used profanity. And my husband screamed and said, 'We're trying,'" Destiny Jackson said.The couple stayed calm, they said, while ICE agents ramped up their demands."They said it again, and we said, 'We're trying, if you guys will move.' And of course, everybody saying what happened with Renee, you know, we weren't going to pull off while they were right there. That's what we were trying to avoid," Destiny Jackson said.She said the agents walked to the back of their vehicle and released a canister of tear gas under their vehicle. "Within seconds, there was a big boom and our car was up in the air and we slammed down and all of our airbags deployed and all of our doors locked. And tear gas just started forming, a ball of gas just started forming around the car," Destiny Jackson said. WCCO has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment about the incident.When the tear gas was released, Destiny Jackson says panic set in."I managed to feel around and open up everybody's, like, I unlocked everybody's door and I hopped out, and I just started pulling as many kids as I could out," she said. Bystanders stepped up. Destiny Jackson said she was taken inside a house nearby, and total strangers began helping her children out of the smoke-filled vehicle."The last person to get out of the car was my infant child," she said. "And when he came in, he was, like, lifeless. It was like foam or bubbles coming out of his mouth. I had to give him mouth-to-mouth and CPR. I couldn't even breathe myself, and all I remember is between every breath, I was saying, 'I'm going to give you every breath I have until you get yours back.'" The couple has been together since high school. Shawn Jackson, who was coached by Minneapolis and Metro Transit police officers, says he has respect for law enforcement. Now, their lives are forever changed by ICE agents and a canister of tear gas."It was like they didn't have a care in the world for us," Shawn Jackson said."The windows were down. You could see my kids in the car, the lights were on in the car," Destiny Jackson added.The parents say their children are traumatized and are not sleeping, but are physically OK.