Bystander Videos Contradict Trump’s Claim in Fatal Minneapolis ICE Shooting

Cellphone videos recorded by witnesses show how a seven-second encounter between Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and driver Renee Nicole Good in south Minneapolis escalated into gunfire that left Good dead behind the wheel. The footage calls into question public statements that the driver "viciously ran over" an officer.

Within hours of the Wednesday morning shooting, President Donald Trump posted that Good had "violently, willfully and viciously ran over the ICE Officer." Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the driver had attempted to run the officer over, declaring "she hit him" and calling the incident "an act of domestic terrorism." The agency also described Good as a violent rioter, and officials say the officer fired in self-defense.

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A close review of multiple bystander clips — now part of an FBI investigation — shows a different sequence. The videos begin with Good's Honda Pilot partially blocking a residential street in south Minneapolis while several federal vehicles are stopped nearby. Bystanders shout and blow whistles. Beside the SUV, a woman who later identified herself as Good's wife and an ICE officer, later identified by authorities as Jonathan Ross, film each other on their phones. Good sits behind the wheel and waves traffic past.

Two additional federal officers arrive, exit their car and approach the SUV, ordering Good to get out. One officer grabs the driver’s door handle and reaches through the open driver-side window. As that officer holds the door, Good briefly reverses, then moves forward and turns the wheels to the right, away from the officers.

Ross walks to the driver’s side, draws his firearm and fires. At the moment he fires the first shot, the vehicle’s wheels are angled away from him and his legs appear to be to the side of the SUV as it moves by; he then fires two more shots into the open driver-side window while the car is in motion. Good, struck in the head, appears to lose control; the SUV accelerates and crashes into a parked car roughly 140 feet away.

After the crash, the woman who said she was Good’s wife runs toward the vehicle. Ross also approaches and asks someone to call 911. According to reports, the officer was treated at a hospital and released. Less than 30 seconds after requesting medical help, Ross gets into a car and is driven away from the scene.

Investigation and Context

The FBI is investigating the confrontation. Officials have maintained the officer acted in self-defense, while the videos have prompted scrutiny of public statements by senior officials and questions about the sequence of events and use of force. The investigation will review the video evidence, officer statements and other materials to determine whether the shooting was justified and whether any criminal charges are warranted.

Note: This is a developing story and details may change as the investigation proceeds.