Bill Ackman Donates $10K To ICE Agent’s GoFundMe After Fatal Shooting

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman has confirmed that he donated $10,000 to a GoFundMe fundraiser supporting the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot Minneapolis resident Renee Nicole Good, ending hours of speculation surrounding the high-profile contribution.

The donation appeared on a GoFundMe page created for Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent federal authorities identified as having fired defensive shots during a confrontation with Good earlier this week, according to reporting from the New York Post. Listed under the name William Ackman, the contribution was the single largest donation on the page.

Ackman, 59, later publicly acknowledged the donation in a post on X, explaining his reasoning and stressing due process principles.

“I am big believer in our legal principal that one is innocent until proven guilty,” Ackman wrote. “To that end, I supported the @gofundme for Jonathan Ross and intended to similarly support the GoFundMe for Renee Good’s family. Her GoFundMe was closed by the time I attempted to provide support.”

The GoFundMe established for Good’s surviving wife and children was shut down by its organizer after surpassing $1.5 million in donations.

“The whole situation is a tragedy,” Ackman continued. “An officer doing his best to do his job, and a protester who likely did not intend to kill the officer but whose actions in a split second led to her death. Our country is stronger if we work together to resolve the complex issues that are tearing us apart.”

Federal officials have stated that Good attempted to weaponize her vehicle during an ICE enforcement operation in Minneapolis and clipped Ross with the car. Authorities said Ross—who was previously injured in a separate vehicle-ramming incident while on duty—responded by firing one shot through the windshield and two additional shots through the open driver’s side window. Video footage released by federal authorities shows the moments leading up to the shooting.

As of Sunday, the GoFundMe for Ross, which says donations will be used to cover potential legal expenses, had raised more than $270,000—an increase that followed Ackman’s public confirmation of his support.

The fundraiser’s organizer, who does not appear to have a personal relationship with Ross, sharply criticized the GoFundMe created for Good, dismissing it as “media bs about a domestic terrorist.”

“I feel that the officer that was 1000 percent justified in the shooting deserves to have a GoFundMe,” the organizer wrote.

In a Sunday update, the organizer said all donations would be refunded if Ross’ family does not respond by March 9.

Ackman, the founder of Pershing Square Capital Management, has an estimated net worth of $9.3 billion. His $10,000 donation represents roughly 0.0001075 percent of his total wealth.

The controversy surrounding the shooting has also drawn political attention. Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz and his wife appeared Monday at the scene where Good was killed after striking the ICE agent with her vehicle.

“At the crime scene investigation where Renee Good was shot…we believe we saw Gov. Walz’s wife with him as well,” Fox News reporter Matt Finn said during an appearance on “The Faulkner Focus” with host Harris Faulkner.

Walz’s visit sparked backlash online, with critics accusing the governor of political posturing.

“No, that is what pandering looks like. If he had not put in place policies that prevented the cops from doing crowd control, this would never have happened,” one social media user wrote.

“The guy who allowed billions of taxpayer dollars to be stolen by Somalians and sent to Al-Shabab terrorists is not ‘true leadership,'” another commented.

“Walz is literally going to be investigated for fraud, and you want to grandstand leadership. His political career is finished; this is the pinnacle,” a third added.

Meanwhile, Good’s wife, Becca Good, has spoken publicly about the loss. In a statement to Minnesota Public Radio, she said Renee “was made of sunshine.”

The case remains under investigation as the incident continues to fuel national debate over immigration enforcement, public protests, and accountability under President Donald J. Trump’s second-term administration.