Agent’s Phone Footage Deepens Divide Over Minneapolis ICE Shooting
Cellphone footage from the ICE agent who killed Renee Good surfaced, igniting protests, a federal inquiry, partisan debate, and renewed nationwide scrutiny of use-of-force reporting.
Overview
Cellphone video taken by ICE agent Jonathan Ross, published by Alpha News, shows his perspective during a Minneapolis deportation operation when he fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good.
Footage records Good saying, "That's fine dude, I'm not mad at you," officers ordering her to exit, the vehicle moving and three shots heard as the phone drops mid-recording.
Vice President JD Vance and Homeland Security officials said the clip supports the officer's self-defense claim; other analysts and commentators dispute that it proves the agent was struck by the car.
The FBI has taken the lead on the investigation; the shooting prompted protests in Minneapolis and other cities while officials and experts called for multi-angle forensic comparisons.
The episode intensified partisan debate, with lawmakers and commentators accusing each other of media bias or excusing violence, and raising broader questions about law enforcement tactics and accountability.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources present the footage cautiously and without overt editorializing, attributing contested claims to specific actors (e.g., JD Vance, Karoline Leavitt) while foregrounding expert caveats (CNN’s analyst) and open questions. They juxtapose pro- and anti-officer reactions, note protests and investigations, and avoid asserting a definitive narrative.
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FAQ
The FBI is leading the investigation into the shooting of Renee Nicole Good, and Minnesota officials are pushing for the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) to be formally included alongside federal authorities in reviewing the incident.
The agent’s 37-second cellphone video shows Renee Good in the driver’s seat speaking calmly, officers ordering her to exit the vehicle, the car beginning to move, and then three gunshots as the phone drops, after which the vehicle accelerates away.
Department of Homeland Security officials and the Trump administration say the ICE agent fired in self-defense because Good was allegedly attempting to run over officers, but Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, eyewitnesses, and other analysts dispute that the available videos show agents being run over or facing an imminent lethal threat.
Renee Nicole Good was a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident, mother of three, and Christian who lived nearby with her partner; her wife describes her as someone who believed deeply in kindness, caring for neighbors, and keeping others safe.
The killing occurred during a deportation operation amid an intensified federal immigration crackdown, involves disputed claims of self-defense versus excessive force, features an ICE tactical officer previously injured in a car-related arrest, and has triggered large protests, partisan clashes over “domestic terrorism” rhetoric, and broader demands for transparent, multi-angle forensic review of law enforcement shootings.
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