An ICE agent has been identified as Jonathan Ross, a 43-year-old deportation officer from the St. Paul field office, in connection with the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good during a confrontation between protesters and federal agents in Minneapolis. According to court documents, Ross has been part of the agency since at least 2016.
The incident occurred just after 9:30 am on Wednesday in the Central neighborhood, where a massive surge of federal agents had been deployed following a video targeting Somali Americans created by a far-right influencer with ties to the GOP. The shooting sparked widespread outrage and calls for accountability from local leaders, including Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
Ross's past has come under scrutiny after he was injured in a traffic incident while apprehending Roberto Carlos Munoz-Guatemala, an undocumented man later convicted of dragging Ross with his car in June 2022. A photo on Ross's father's Facebook page showing him carrying an assault rifle has also been obtained by The Intercept.
Video footage from the scene shows Ross telling Good to "Get out of the fucking car" before shooting into her vehicle three times and walking away, contradicting the government's claim that he fired in self-defense due to fearing for his life. Local leaders have described the incident as an act of state violence and are calling for a comprehensive investigation into the agency.
The Department of Homeland Security justified the shooting on Wednesday by claiming Good was engaged in "an act of domestic terrorism," but local officials are unconvinced, with Minneapolis City Council member Jean-Paul Jean-Pierre stating that "the administration's narrative is just not credible."
The incident occurred just after 9:30 am on Wednesday in the Central neighborhood, where a massive surge of federal agents had been deployed following a video targeting Somali Americans created by a far-right influencer with ties to the GOP. The shooting sparked widespread outrage and calls for accountability from local leaders, including Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
Ross's past has come under scrutiny after he was injured in a traffic incident while apprehending Roberto Carlos Munoz-Guatemala, an undocumented man later convicted of dragging Ross with his car in June 2022. A photo on Ross's father's Facebook page showing him carrying an assault rifle has also been obtained by The Intercept.
Video footage from the scene shows Ross telling Good to "Get out of the fucking car" before shooting into her vehicle three times and walking away, contradicting the government's claim that he fired in self-defense due to fearing for his life. Local leaders have described the incident as an act of state violence and are calling for a comprehensive investigation into the agency.
The Department of Homeland Security justified the shooting on Wednesday by claiming Good was engaged in "an act of domestic terrorism," but local officials are unconvinced, with Minneapolis City Council member Jean-Paul Jean-Pierre stating that "the administration's narrative is just not credible."
This whole thing is super sketchy and I'm not buying the government's story at all. Like, come on, an ICE agent telling someone to get out of their car before shooting them three times? That doesn't sound like self-defense to me 
. And what's with this "domestic terrorism" label they're trying to use to justify the shooting? That's just a cop-out (no pun intended). I'm not convinced that Ross was in any real danger either, considering he's been injured before and has a history of violent encounters. 
The fact that he walked away from the scene like nothing happened is also super suspicious 
. We need to get to the bottom of this and make sure justice is served for Renee Nicole Good 
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This whole thing is super messed up... I mean, I get that the agents were there to enforce the law, but shooting someone who didn't even know they were in a confrontation situation? That's just crazy. And now we find out this guy has been involved in some shady stuff before, like being dragged by an undocumented guy in his car 
... and then he goes and shoots someone? It just doesn't add up.
... and now they're trying to blame it on the protesters? It's just not adding up.
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and yeah, that traffic incident where he got hurt is pretty wild too. but what really gets me is how the government's just gonna label someone a domestic terrorist without proof... sounds like a classic case of confirmation bias to me 
... like what even is the deal with ICE? they're supposed to be helping people not putting them in harm's way. and a photo of jonathan ross holding an assault rifle on his dad's facebook page?! that's straight out of a movie, like something out of a conspiracy thriller 
. can't believe he was just standing there telling reneé good to get out of the car before shooting her three times... what if someone did that to him? would the story be different? 
i mean, what else is going on with this guy that we don't know about? 
I mean, what's up with the way they're handling this whole situation? 
Like, aren't they supposed to be enforcing laws, not breaking them? 
How are they even going to define that? Is someone just gonna say "oh, they're doing something suspicious" and then... boom 
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That's just basic human decency, right? 
my heart goes out to Renee Nicole Good's family and friends... this is just so senseless 
. an ice agent gets to shoot and kill someone who is basically just exercising her right to free speech and protest 
. and now the dept of homeland security is trying to spin it as if she was some kind of terrorist? that's just disgusting 
Like, what even happened here?! 
. And don't even get me started on the video evidence showing Ross telling Good to "get out of the fucking car" before shooting... what kind of cop does that? 
. We need a full investigation into this and we need it now 
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I'm all for national security, but this is just ridiculous 
I'd want to read more about it, like, what are we even looking at here? 
. And now he's got this history of carrying an assault rifle on his dad's Facebook page... like what even is that? 
. And now local officials are calling for an investigation, but I'm like, where was this when we needed it? 
This whole thing reeks of incompetence or worse. The government's "domestic terrorism" claim is just laughable - sounds like they're trying to deflect from their own failures. 
. I'm so tired of seeing our most vulnerable citizens get caught in the crossfire of systemic oppression. We need more transparency and less politics 
. As a society, we need to come together and demand justice for Renee Nicole Good and her family 
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. and the fact that Ross has a history of being injured in a traffic incident while apprehending someone raises so many questions... like what else is he hiding? 
. this isn't just about one person's actions, it's about the system that enables it