Anger and outrage spills onto Minneapolis streets after ICE officer's
fatal shooting of Renee Good
[January 09, 2026]
By REBECCA SANTANA, TIM SULLIVAN and GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis’
streets Thursday over the fatal shooting of a woman the day before by an
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal
officers in Oregon left two people wounded and elicited more scrutiny of
enforcement operations across the U.S.
Hundreds of people protesting the shooting of Renee Good marched in
freezing rain at night down one of Minneapolis’ major thoroughfares,
chanting “ICE out now” and holding signs saying, “killer ice off our
streets." Protesters earlier vented their outrage outside a federal
facility that is serving as a hub for the administration’s latest
immigration crackdown on a major city.
The shooting in Portland, Oregon, took place outside a hospital in the
afternoon. A man and woman were shot inside a vehicle, and their
conditions were not immediately known. The FBI and the Oregon Department
of Justice were investigating. Mayor Keith Wilson and the city council
called on ICE to end all operations in the city until a full
investigation is completed.
Just as it did following the Minneapolis shooting, the Department of
Homeland Security defended the actions of the officers in Portland,
saying the incident occurred after a Venezuelan man with alleged gang
ties and who was involved in a recent shooting tried to “weaponize” his
vehicle to hit the officers. It was not yet clear if witness video
corroborates that account.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, President Donald Trump and
others in his administration have repeatedly characterized the
Minneapolis shooting as an act of self-defense and cast Good as a
villain, suggesting she used her vehicle as a weapon to attack the
officer who shot her.
Vice President JD Vance said the shooting was justified and Good, a
37-year-old mother of three, was a “victim of left-wing ideology.”
“I can believe that her death is a tragedy while also recognizing that
it is a tragedy of her own making,” Vance said, noting that the officer
who killed her was injured while making an arrest last June.
But state and local officials and protesters rejected that
characterization, with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey saying video
recordings show the self-defense argument is “garbage.”
An immigration crackdown quickly turns deadly
The shooting happened on the second day of the Trump administration's
immigration crackdown on the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul,
which Homeland Security said is the biggest immigration enforcement
operation ever. More than 2,000 officers are taking part, and Noem said
they have made more than 1,500 arrests.
It provoked an immediate response in the city where police killed George
Floyd in 2020, with hundreds of people turning up to the scene to vent
their outrage at the ICE officers and the school district canceling
classes for the rest of the week as a precaution.
Good’s death — at least the fifth tied to immigration sweeps since Trump
took office — has resonated far beyond Minneapolis, as protests took
place or were expected this week in many large U.S. cities.
“We should be horrified,” protester Shanta Hejmadi said. “We should be
saddened that our government is waging war on our citizens.”
Protesters blocked the street where Good was shot with makeshift
barricades constructed out of garbage cans, Christmas trees and
canopies. People gave out coffee and water, while fires burned in metal
drums to keep visitors warm.
Who will investigate?
The Minnesota agency that investigates officer-involved shootings said
Thursday that it was informed that the FBI and U.S. Justice Department
would not work with the it, effectively ending any role for the state to
determine if crimes were committed. Noem said the state has no
jurisdiction.
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Protesters confront federal agents outside the Bishop Henry Whipple
Federal Building, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP
Photo/Tom Baker)
“Without complete access to the evidence, witnesses and information
collected, we cannot meet the investigative standards that Minnesota
law and the public demands,” said Drew Evans, head of the Minnesota
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
Gov. Tim Walz demanded that the state be allowed to take part,
repeatedly emphasizing that it would be “very difficult for
Minnesotans” to accept that an investigation excluding the state
could be fair.
Noem, he said, was “judge, jury and basically executioner” during
her public comments.
Frey, the mayor, told The Associated Press: “We want to make sure
that there is a check on this administration to ensure that this
investigation is done for justice, not for the sake of a cover-up."
Deadly encounter seen from multiple angles
Several bystanders captured video of Good's killing, which happened
in a neighborhood south of downtown.
The recordings show an officer approaching an SUV stopped across the
middle of the road, demanding the driver open the door and grabbing
the handle. The Honda Pilot begins to pull forward, and a different
ICE officer standing in front of it pulls his weapon and immediately
fires at least two shots at close range, jumping back as the vehicle
moves toward him.
It is not clear from the videos if the vehicle makes contact with
the officer, and there is no indication of whether the woman had
interactions with agents earlier. After the shooting the SUV speeds
into two cars parked on a curb before crashing to a stop.
Officer identified in records
The federal agent who fatally shot Good is an Iraq War veteran who
has served for almost two decades in the Border Patrol and U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to records obtained
by The Associated Press.
Noem has not publicly named him, but a Homeland Security
spokesperson said her description of his injuries last summer refers
to an incident in Bloomington, Minnesota, in which court documents
identify him as Jonathan Ross.
Ross got his arm stuck in the window of a vehicle of a driver who
was fleeing arrest on an immigration violation. He was dragged
roughly 100 yards (90 meters) before he was knocked free, records
show.
He fired his Taser, but the prongs did not incapacitate the driver,
according to prosecutors. Ross was transported to a hospital.
A jury found the driver guilty of assaulting a federal officer with
a dangerous weapon.
Attempts to reach Ross, 43, at phone numbers and email addresses
associated with him were not successful.
DHS assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin also did not confirm his
identity but said the officer involved in the shooting was selected
for ICE's special response team, which includes a 30-hour tryout and
additional training.
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Associated Press reporters Steve Karnowski and Mark Vancleave in
Minneapolis; Ed White in Detroit; Valerie Gonzalez in Brownsville,
Texas; Graham Lee Brewer in Norman, Oklahoma; Michael Biesecker in
Washington; Jim Mustian in New York; Ryan Foley in Iowa City, Iowa;
and Hallie Golden in Seattle contributed.
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