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.
