The ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis has been identified as Jonathan Ross, an experienced federal officer with several years on the job, sources told local reporters.
Good, 37, was shot and killed on Wednesday while driving her SUV down a street where ICE agents were stationed. Witnesses said the scene was chaotic. They saw multiple agents around her vehicle, one trying to open her door, before shots were fired.
Videos shared online show the agent firing while Good stayed behind the wheel. She was hit in the face.
Federal officials called Good a “professional agitator” who was targeting agents. Many local leaders and residents pushed back. They said she wasn’t a threat and was just watching what the federal officers were doing.
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called the federal story false and unfair. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, on the other hand, stepped in, demanding a full investigation and clear answers.
The shooting has sparked more anger over the large number of federal agents in the Twin Cities. About 2,000 officers have been deployed in recent weeks for immigration enforcement, and many residents say the heavy presence feels threatening rather than protective.
The identity of the officer makes the case even more complicated.
Ross has worked in immigration enforcement for many years. Last June, he was involved in a serious roadside incident in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Federal agents were trying to arrest a man under an immigration order, but the man refused to cooperate. Officers broke the car window to reach him, and as the man drove off, Ross’s arm became trapped between the car and the frame. He was dragged roughly 100 yards while the driver tried to shake him off.
Ross escaped but with serious injuries. He required stitches in both his arm and hand.
A jury later convicted the driver, Roberto Carlos Munoz‑Guatemala, a convicted sex offender, of assaulting a federal officer.
Now, that same agent is at the center of an even more serious incident.
The Justice Department defended the June encounter at the time. But critics point out that danger and aggression should not translate into deadly force against Americans.
Many also note the painful location of the shooting.
It happened just blocks from where George Floyd was killed in 2020, a site already etched into national memory.
That history has only sharpened emotions.
President Trump quickly backed the officer, saying he “seems to” have acted in self-defense. Meanwhile, the FBI and Minnesota’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension have launched an investigation into the shooting.
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