""I've never in my career seen a government official, an elected official, or the head of a law enforcement agency come out and within minutes justify the conduct of the officer or agent (involved in a shooting),""
""It tells me that there's already been a conclusion drawn, that we will not have a full and fair and independent investigation because they've already told us that they've determined that this shooting was justified. And so there will not be an opportunity for justice should that need to happen.""
""What we're trying to do here is inspire public trust,""
""But I'm not going to be influenced in even the slightest by what any other person says.""
California prosecutors expressed alarm after an ICE agent shot Renee Macklin Good three times during Minneapolis immigration raids on Jan. 7. Federal officials, including the president and the Homeland Security secretary, blamed Good, asserted agent immunity, excluded Minnesota investigators from the probe, and emphasized Good's possible activism rather than the agent's conduct. San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said officials prematurely justified the shooting and warned that a full, independent investigation and an opportunity for justice may be denied. California Attorney General Rob Bonta said prosecutors aim to inspire public trust and will not be influenced by outside statements.
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