Footage Released Following Fatal Shooting by ICE Agent in Minneapolis

Newly obtained video footage from an ICE agent’s phone showcases the tense moments leading up to the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good in Minneapolis. Shot by Agent Jonathan Ross, the video reveals an atmosphere that changed rapidly. Initially, Renee seemed calm, even smiling as she reassured Ross, saying, “I’m not mad at you.” But things escalated quickly.

As Ross moved around the vehicle, Renee’s wife, Rebecca Brown Good, was seen recording and provoking the officers, demanding they reveal their identities and accusing them of swapping license plates. The situation intensified when Rebecca allegedly urged Renee to “drive off” shortly before the car advanced toward Ross, prompting the gunfire.

“You want to come at us? You want to come at us?” Rebecca was heard asking, taunting Ross with, “I said go get yourself some lunch, big boy. Go ahead.”

Other officers approached, shouting at the women to exit the vehicle. As Rebecca reached for the passenger-side door, Renee unexpectedly shifted the car into reverse, backing up a few feet.

“Drive, baby, drive!” Rebecca shouted as Renee changed the gear.

The video captures Ross’s exclamation followed by a loud impact just before three gunshots were fired, one of which went through the windshield. Moments later, Renee’s vehicle collided with two parked cars.

This footage was released after earlier surveillance video showed Good blocking the road with her SUV for about four minutes before the shooting. Additional footage of the aftermath captured a distraught Rebecca claiming, “It’s my fault.”

Both Renee and Rebecca were involved in a local activist group, “ICE Watch,” focusing on monitoring and resisting ICE enforcement actions.

In response to the incident, Vice President JD Vance shared the officer’s footage online, urging viewers to watch, despite its difficult nature. He stated, “Many of you have been told this law enforcement officer wasn’t hit by a car, wasn’t being harassed, and murdered an innocent woman. The reality is that his life was endangered and he fired in self-defense.”

“What the press has done in lying about this innocent law enforcement officer is disgusting. You should all be ashamed of yourselves.”

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also weighed in, asserting on social media that the media had misrepresented the circumstances, claiming the ICE agent was acting in self-defense against organized protesters who interrupted a lawful operation. She suggested this misinformation contributes to a general distrust of the media.

The incident sparked immediate protests, with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey advocating for peaceful demonstrations while calling for ICE to leave the city.

“Get the f**k out of Minneapolis,” was Frey’s explicit message to ICE officers, dismissing the self-defense claim as “bulls**t.”

Vance maintained that the shooting was justified, considering the new evidence, arguing that Good was a “victim of left-wing ideology” that prompted her to put herself in a dangerous situation by obstructing law enforcement.