Mike Johnson says Minneapolis shooting appears to be ‘self-defense’
The speaker called for a “full investigation” into the killing of 37-year-old Renee Good but expressed sympathy for the ICE agent involved.
Meredith Lee Hill
Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters Friday there needs to be “a full investigation” into the shooting death of a woman in Minneapolis by an ICE agent while asserting that the officer was “operating in self-defense.”
Johnson said he understood many people on social media, including “elected officials,” are commenting on the video of the shooting. “But we all understand there has to be a full investigation,” he added. “That’s the appropriate thing. That will happen.”
Johnson quickly added it “appears to us that the officer involved was operating in self-defense” and “he made a snap judgment, as they do.”
He also mentioned reports that the ICE officer responsible for the shooting had been involved an incident last year where he had been dragged by a car and injured and thus had reason to think his life “was in danger.”
“We’ll have to see,” Johnson said, referring to the investigation.
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