Overview: Renee Nicole Good, 37, was shot and later died after a confrontation between residents and ICE officers on a south Minneapolis street. Videos and witness accounts show an agent firing at least three times as Good attempted to drive away; footage varies on whether the vehicle struck the officer first. The shooting has intensified debate over aggressive immigration enforcement, prompted strong statements from local and federal officials, and reopened tensions in Minneapolis still marked by the George Floyd killing.
Whistles, Then Gunfire: How an ICE Encounter in Minneapolis Left Renee Good Dead
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Renee Nicole Good, 37, was fatally wounded after a confrontation between residents and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on a south Minneapolis street. Good had stopped her maroon Honda Pilot and, along with neighbors, used whistles to alert the community to the presence of unmarked government vehicles. Body and cellphone videos, witness accounts and official statements provide a fragmented but chilling record of the encounter.
Video captured by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Jonathan Ross offers up-close perspective of pivotal moments before his fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis. - Obtained by CNN
Timeline of the Encounter
According to multiple videos and eyewitness testimony, Good briefly blocked traffic on a tree-lined residential block while unmarked ICE vehicles were nearby. A portion of the interaction was recorded on an ICE agent’s cellphone. The officer, later identified as Jonathan Ross, approached Good’s stopped SUV. Witnesses and footage show a heated verbal exchange between Good, her wife Becca, and officers. When officers ordered the driver to exit, Becca urged Good to drive away. As Good attempted to move the vehicle, Ross fired at least three shots. Video angles differ on whether the SUV struck the officer before the shooting.
Law enforcement personnel work the scene after an ICE agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. - Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
What the Videos and Witnesses Show
Cellphone recordings capture much of the encounter: conversation at the driver’s window, officers pulling at the door handle, and three gunshots heard in rapid succession. Some footage appears to show shots fired into the windshield and through the open driver-side window. Other angles do not show contact between the vehicle and the officer. After the shooting the SUV struck a parked car and a wooden pole. Bystanders ran to the scene, some recording and others trying to help. Neighbors reported a delay before emergency medical crews could reach the victim because ICE vehicles were blocking the street.
A photo of Renee Nicole Good by a makeshift memorial at the scene where she was shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. - Tyrone Siu/Reuters
People Involved
Renee Good was described by family as a poet and devoted mother who had dropped off her 6-year-old son earlier that morning. Her wife, Becca Good, witnessed the confrontation and spoke publicly afterward. The ICE officer, Jonathan Ross, is an Iraq War veteran who joined ICE in 2015 and worked in fugitive operations. Ross had been injured several months earlier when, during a separate enforcement stop on June 17, 2025, an individual fled and dragged him; that driver was later convicted of assaulting a federal officer.
A family photo from 2017 of Renee Nicole Good, a mother of three and a poet, who was shot dead by an ICE agent on Wednesday in Minneapolis. - Obtained by CNN
Official Reactions and Context
The shooting prompted immediate and sharply divided reactions. Some federal officials defended the agent’s actions and characterized the episode as a dangerous encounter; local leaders including Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz condemned the use of force and called for accountability. The incident reopened painful civic wounds in Minneapolis not long after the killing of George Floyd and amid heightened national debate over immigration enforcement tactics and community-led resistance efforts.
Questions Remaining
Investigators continue to review multiple video angles and eyewitness accounts to determine the precise sequence of events and whether the vehicle made contact with the officer before the shots were fired. Officials say more evidence and forensic analysis are needed. The case has drawn intense media attention and community protests as officials pursue legal and administrative reviews.
Note: This account synthesizes available videos, witness statements and official comments. Some details remain under investigation and may be updated as new information emerges.
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