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As he approached Renee Good’s car on a Minneapolis street on Wednesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross held up his phone and started to record a video.
Less than a minute later he was still recording when he drew his weapon and fatally shot Good as she shifted her SUV forward during the confrontation.
The newly released 47-second clip, taken from the perspective of the agent who fired the shots, begins with Ross walking toward Good’s maroon SUV, which was stopped diagonally across the road.
Good is seated behind the wheel with the window down and can be heard speaking calmly as the agent films around the front and side of her vehicle.
Another ICE agent, off camera, then approaches the driver’s side and repeatedly orders Good to exit the SUV, shouting, “Get out of the f****** car.” The command echoes in the recording, and voices overlap as the agents position themselves around the vehicle.
Good’s wife, Rebecca Good, is visible outside the car. She holds her own phone and at one point shouts to Renee, urging her to drive away from the confrontation. “Drive, drive,” she says just before Good begins to move the vehicle. As the SUV reverses slightly and then turns forward, the camera view shifts with the agent filming, making the exact positions of those involved hard to see.
As Good drives forward, the agent holding the phone can be heard exclaiming “Whoa!” almost immediately before three gunshots ring out in rapid succession.
The video does not show the precise moment the shots are fired, but the audio clearly captures the sound of the gunfire. Shortly afterward, the vehicle is seen careening down the street before crashing a short distance away.
Good, 37, was struck during the gunfire and later died from her injuries. Emergency responders arrived at the scene, and the car ultimately collided with a parked vehicle and a light pole.
No ICE agents were reported to have suffered serious injury during the incident.
The cellphone footage does not show whether the SUV made contact with any of the officers, nor does it capture what happened before the recording began, including why the agents first approached Good’s vehicle or what instructions were given before Ross started filming.
Other video recordings, including bystander and surveillance clips, have also been released and reviewed by investigators, but no single piece of footage shows the full sequence of events from start to finish.
Law enforcement officials say all available video and evidence are being examined as part of multiple ongoing inquiries.
Federal officials have defended the actions of the agent who fired the shots, saying he believed his life was in danger and acted in self-defence as the vehicle moved toward him
Some administration figures have described Good’s actions as an attempt to use her car as a weapon. Local and state authorities, including Minneapolis city leaders, have challenged that interpretation and demanded full transparency around the evidence.
The release of the agent’s cellphone video has reignited public attention on the incident and sparked renewed debate over the use of force by federal law enforcement.
Community members and activists have held protests in Minneapolis and other cities, calling for accountability and clearer answers about what led to Good’s death.
Officials have not announced a timeline for the conclusion of the investigations, and no charges have been filed at this stage. More information may be released as investigators continue reviewing video, witness statements, and other evidence related to the case.