The lethal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, a mother of three, during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis on Wednesday, has ignited widespread outrage and prompted strong condemnations from Minnesota officials and on Capitol Hill. The ICE agent involved has been identified through court records as Jonathan E Ross, a 10-year veteran of ICE’s special response team within its enforcement and removal operation and a Minneapolis resident. Federal officials initially refused to identify the officer, though the Minneapolis Star Tribune first named Ross on Thursday.

The incident occurred as Good was driving home after dropping her 6-year-old son off at school. Videos of the shooting, widely shared on social media, depict Good attempting to turn her red SUV around and leave the scene. An ICE agent can be seen walking around the passenger side of her car before leaning forward and firing four shots from his pistol at Good. Her car then sped away, crashing a short distance later into a parked car. An analysis by The New York Times indicated that Good’s vehicle was driving away from, not toward, the officer when he fired his weapon. Good was a U.S. citizen with no prior charges beyond a traffic ticket.

The aftermath saw thousands protesting near the shooting site, and several Democrats on Capitol Hill have threatened to withhold funding to the Department of Homeland Security. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey unequivocally stated, “To ICE: get the fuck out of Minneapolis.” Governor Tim Walz expressed concerns about the fairness of the investigation, as the Federal Bureau of Investigation refused to involve Minnesota law enforcement in Good’s killing. Jonathan E Ross did not respond to requests for comment, while Tricia McLaughlin, assistant DHS secretary, defended the agent, stating, “We are not going to expose the name of this officer. He acted according to his training.”

The defense of the agent’s actions has been notably linked to a past incident. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and JD Vance referenced a June 2025 incident in Bloomington, Minnesota, where the agent was reportedly "dragged" by a vehicle during an enforcement operation. Noem controversially labeled Good’s actions as “an act of domestic terrorism.” Vance, during a White House press briefing, detailed that the unnamed agent (later confirmed to be Ross) was "dragged by a car six months ago" and suffered "33 stitches in his leg," using this to argue for the agent's sensitivity to being rammed by an automobile. Court documents, however, clarify that the stitches were on Ross's arms and hand, not his leg.

The past incident involved the June 19, 2025, arrest of Roberto Carlos Muñoz, an undocumented Mexican immigrant with a criminal conviction. According to an FBI affidavit, Muñoz was in his car when federal agents, including Ross, approached him at his Bloomington residence. Muñoz refused commands to exit his vehicle and drove away. During a subsequent traffic stop, an ERO agent (identified as Ross in jury instructions for Muñoz's trial) broke Muñoz’s rear driver’s side window and attempted to unlock the driver’s door. Muñoz then accelerated, trapping the agent by his arm and dragging him for 100 yards. The agent suffered serious lacerations requiring 33 stitches. Muñoz was later detained by local police, charged with assaulting an officer, and convicted after a federal trial.

The tragic event also spurred political debate in New York. Governor Kathy Hochul and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman exchanged criticisms. Blakeman posted on X, blaming “radical local elected officials who encouraged lawlessness and hostility toward law enforcement” for the tragedy. Hochul’s campaign accused Blakeman of blaming Good. Hochul, appearing on MS Now’s ‘Morning Joe,’ condemned the shooting and linked the deployment of ICE officers to the chaos she believes the Trump administration seeks to create. She vowed to support legal recourse for New Yorkers whose constitutional rights are violated by ICE officers, stating, "Governor Hochul is taking action to protect New York families and hold ICE accountable."