New footage surfaced on Friday captured by the U.S. immigration officer involved in the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis, providing fresh perspectives and audio recordings of the moments leading up to the tragic incident. The video, released by Alpha News and confirmed as authentic by CBC News, spans 47 seconds and showcases the viewpoint of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer who discharged three rounds at Renee Nicole Good.
In the footage, the officer is seen exiting a vehicle and approaching the passenger side of Good’s burgundy Honda Pilot. A black dog is visible in the back seat with its head out of the window. With intermittent siren sounds in the background, the video pans around the front of the Honda toward the driver’s side.
Good, seated with a hand on the steering wheel, gazes directly at the camera through her open window, smiles, and remarks, “It’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you.” The officer proceeds to circle the vehicle, walking towards the rear, displaying the license plate, while a woman, purportedly Good’s spouse, comments, “That’s OK, we don’t change our plates every morning.” The woman then records the agent with her phone, affirming, “It’ll be the same plate when you come talk to us later.”
As the officer completes his circuit around the vehicle, he returns to the passenger side, where the woman challenges him with, “You want to come at us? I say go get yourself some lunch, big boy. Go ahead.” Two additional ICE agents approach the vehicle from the other side, instructing Good to exit, a scene mirrored in multiple bystander videos.
The woman outside the vehicle seems to urge, “Drive, baby, drive.” Subsequently, the officer filming the video moves towards the driver’s side as Good turns the steering wheel to the right, prompting the car to move forward. A sudden cry of “Whoa!” is heard, followed by three rapid gunshots, causing the video to sway erratically towards the sky. Moments later, a voice utters an expletive as Good’s vehicle slowly progresses down the street before the video concludes, leaving the source of the profanity unclear.
Federal authorities have refrained from disclosing the agent’s identity, though Vice-President JD Vance and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s statements closely align with details from federal court documents involving an ICE officer named Jonathan Ross in Bloomington, Minn., last June.
Although the new video sheds light on the interaction preceding the shooting, it has not altered perceptions regarding the justification of the use of force. The White House and DHS maintain their stance that the officer acted in self-defense, emphasizing the new video as supporting evidence.
In contrast, a security expert analyzing the footage argues against the claim that the vehicle was employed as a weapon, suggesting that lethal force was unnecessary to resolve the situation. The expert highlights uncertainties surrounding the impact between the officer and the vehicle, indicating that the officer managed to evade any potential collision.
In light of the investigation being solely in federal hands, a Minnesota prosecutor urges the public to share any video or evidence directly with their office. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty expresses concerns over the federal administration’s decision to withhold evidence from state investigators, raising apprehensions about a fair outcome.
The article has been updated to include an additional quote from the video, where a woman outside the vehicle is heard saying, “Drive, baby, drive.”