ICE Releases Video of Deadly Minneapolis Shooting As Trump Administration Defends Agent

Cellphone footage made public Friday provides a clearer picture of the confrontation that ended with a federal immigration agent fatally shooting a Minneapolis woman—an incident now being politicized amid escalating attacks on the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement agenda.

The body-camera video, released two days after the shooting, shows the encounter between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and Renee Nicole Good, 37. Authorities say Good deliberately drove her vehicle toward officers during the confrontation on a residential street, prompting the agent to open fire in self-defense, according to Fox News.

The footage begins with Good’s Honda Pilot stopped in the middle of the roadway, effectively obstructing traffic. An agent approaches the vehicle, and Good initially appears calm, speaking conversationally.

“That’s fine, dude,” she says. “I’m not mad.”

As one agent circles the vehicle to inspect the license plate, another approaches the driver’s side and orders Good to exit the car.

“Get out of the car. Get out of the f—— car,” the agent is heard saying.

Moments later, Good reverses and then abruptly accelerates forward toward the agent wearing the body camera. The agent can be heard saying “whoa” before multiple shots are fired. Good’s vehicle then crashes into a parked car, ending the encounter.

Federal officials have consistently maintained that the agent acted in self-defense, arguing that Good used her vehicle as a deadly weapon. The Trump administration has described the incident as an act of domestic terrorism, a label that Democratic officials have rejected as politically charged.

According to authorities, Good had been following and harassing federal agents earlier that day. Federal sources told Fox News that she was affiliated with “ICE Watch,” a radical immigration activist network that monitors and interferes with federal enforcement operations. Homeland Security officials have warned that similar groups are active in sanctuary cities across the country, often placing both officers and civilians at risk.

The agent involved was identified by Minnesota-based Alpha News as Jonathan Ross. The outlet published the 47-second body-camera clip on Jan. 9, showing the encounter from Ross’s perspective. Officials confirmed Ross was injured during the incident, though Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey downplayed the seriousness of the injuries.

“The ICE agent walked away with a hip injury that he might as well have gotten from closing a refrigerator door with his hips,” Frey told reporters Friday. “Give me a break. No, he was not ran over. He walked out of there with a hop in his step.”

Federal officials pushed back sharply, noting Ross has a documented history of serious injuries sustained in the line of duty. Court records show that in June 2025, Ross was dragged by a fleeing suspect’s vehicle, suffering deep cuts to his right arm and left hand.

Vice President JD Vance forcefully defended the agent and repeatedly shared the footage on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Jan. 9. Vance accused the media and Democratic leaders of distorting the facts to undermine federal law enforcement.

“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,” Vance wrote. “The reality is that his life was endangered and he fired in self defense.”

Department of Homeland Security officials echoed that assessment, saying the video confirms the administration’s account of the incident.

“This footage corroborates what DHS has stated all along − that this individual was impeding law enforcement and weaponized her vehicle in an attempt to kill or cause bodily harm to federal law enforcement,” McLaughlin said. “The officer was in fear of his own life, the lives of his fellow officers and acted in self-defense.”

As President Donald J. Trump continues his second-term push to restore law and order at the border and inside the nation’s sanctuary jurisdictions, the incident underscores the growing risks faced by federal agents—and the widening divide between those enforcing the law and those seeking to obstruct it for political ends.