Shortly after Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis, officials sought assistance to manage a “hostile” crowd, as indicated by frantic 911 calls and incident reports that emerged.
Transcripts released on Thursday, which were obtained by The New York Times, detail the chaos that erupted following the shooting on January 7. Minneapolis police and firefighters hurried to the scene.
At 9:47 a.m., a news report noted, “Crowd control and area closure required,” just moments after paramedics arrived to assist the 37-year-old anti-ICE protester.
Only three minutes later, another report indicated that the crowd was “increasingly hostile.”
By 10:07 a.m., authorities mentioned they would “contact the head of the supply authority and instruct them to leave the scene.”
However, about an hour later, reports indicated that federal employees were “under siege.”
The tumultuous crowd reportedly calmed down only after all ICE officers departed around 11:30 a.m.
In the meantime, records show that 911 dispatchers were inundated with calls from witnesses detailing the moment immigration officer Jonathan Ross opened fire after being cornered by Good’s SUV during a tense standoff.
One caller stated, “There were 15 ICE agents, and they shot her because she wouldn’t open the car door.”
Another witness recounted, “I witnessed it,” noting that Good, covered in blood, “tried to drive away but crashed into a nearby parked car.”
One caller urgently requested, “Please send an ambulance. Please send an ambulance.”
A dispatcher reassured them, saying, “There’s a lot of help coming.”
When emergency services arrived, they found Good unresponsive in her vehicle, with blood streaming down her face and torso, as indicated in the incident report.
First responders noted two gunshot wounds on the right side of Good’s chest, one on her left forearm, and another injury with raised tissue on the left side of her head, with blood draining from her left ear.
Additional details surfaced after graphic footage from the scene depicted Good allegedly attempting to flee from ICE agents after supposedly obstructing enforcement by blocking a road.
Police suggested that Good had trapped the officer in his vehicle before Ross fired multiple shots into the windshield and open window.
The Department of Homeland Security asserted that the officer acted in self-defense.
