DOJ says ‘no basis’ for civil rights investigation of Minneapolis ICE shooting

The Justice Department said Tuesday it will not pursue a criminal civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis, citing a lack of evidence to support such an investigation.

“There is currently no basis for a criminal civil rights investigation,” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told the Washington Examiner. Federal officials have said the ICE officer acted in self-defense after Good drove her vehicle toward him during an immigration enforcement operation, and federal authorities have described her actions as posing a lethal threat to the agent.