The fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis has sparked nationwide outrage, as video footage appears to contradict the federal government’s account.
Good was killed during a confrontation with immigration officers. The Department of Homeland Security claimed she “weaponized her vehicle,” calling the incident an act of “domestic terrorism,” a description echoed by President Trump. However, video circulating online shows Good attempting to flee as officers surrounded her SUV.
In the footage, an agent tries to open her car door as she reverses and turns away. Although one officer stands in front of the vehicle, the wheels are visibly angled away from him. The SUV clips the officer without knocking him down, after which the officer fires multiple shots, killing Good. The entire incident lasts less than 10 seconds.
Public reaction has been fierce, with many arguing the video shows panic and flight—not an intentional attack. Several officials rejected the self-defense claim outright. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called the shooting “a public murder,” while Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey told ICE to leave the city, calling the self-defense narrative “bullsh*t.”
Good’s family described her as compassionate and terrified in her final moments. A U.S.-born citizen with no criminal history beyond a traffic ticket, she was a poet, writer, and mother of three who had dropped her child off at school just hours before her death.
Despite the backlash, Vice President JD Vance stated the ICE agent will not face charges, saying he has “absolute immunity” and was “doing his job.” State officials have raised concerns about being cut off from the investigation, but federal authorities insist the case falls solely under federal jurisdiction.