Oversight Committee Democrats release investigation alleging two fatal shootings and accuse federal agencies of obstruction

Oversight Committee Democrats, speaking in a public statement, released an initial investigation into the killings of Renee Goode and Alex Preddy and said both deaths "cannot be justified." The group said the report documents the incidents and raises questions about federal conduct and transparency.

According to the statement, Alex Preddy, described as a VA nurse, was "peacefully exercising his first and second amendment constitutional rights" when, the report says, he was pepper‑sprayed, tackled, disarmed and "then shot repeatedly in the back." The group cited video and investigative findings in laying out those details.

The statement also summarized footage involving Renee Goode, saying the video shows her telling an officer, "I'm not mad at you," before she was shot dead. "We mourn both of these 2 Americans today, and we find that these shootings cannot be justified," the statement said.

Beyond the individual cases, the Oversight Committee Democrats alleged the incidents fit "a broader pattern of escalating unlawful violence by the Trump administration and DHS to intimidate dissent." The statement further accused the administration of having "lied about the events" and of "obstructing independent investigations to cover up misconduct and deny accountability to the victims and to the public." Those are presented in the statement as the committee's findings and allegations; the release did not include an independent response from the named agencies in the transcript.

The Oversight Committee Democrats framed the release as a call for accountability and independent review. The statement does not, in the transcript, specify requested next procedural steps, such as referrals, subpoenas, or particular remedies; it characterizes the release as an initial investigative report and emphasizes the need for independent inquiries and public transparency.

The group's account centers on the two named victims, the conduct described in available video and the committee's interpretation of those materials. The investigation's claims that federal actors engaged in a pattern of unlawful violence and that the administration obstructed oversight are reported here as allegations made by the Oversight Committee Democrats in their released statement.