A recent examination conducted by the Mirror on the ICE agent’s Minnesota shooting video has unveiled significant details regarding Renee Good’s shooting. These findings challenge the narrative being promoted by the White House.
The video footage of the Minnesota incident, unveiled last night, captures the final moments of Renee Good’s life as seen from the perspective of the shooter. The analysis directly contradicts assertions made by Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, suggesting that the mother of three was deliberately targeting the ICE agent who shot her and that the agent acted in self-defense. A detailed review of the video, published by the right-leaning local outlet Alpha News, clearly indicates that Ms. Good was maneuvering away from the agent who ultimately shot her. The footage also reveals that the agent switched the phone he was using to film the incident to his other hand, freeing his right hand to draw his weapon ten seconds later.
At the start of the video, the ICE agent exits his vehicle and approaches Renee Good’s maroon Honda Pilot. Good is seen steering to the left and making a slight reverse movement as the agent approaches. Good is heard saying, “That’s fine, dude. I’m not mad at you.”
The agent proceeds to circle around the vehicle, capturing footage of the car’s license plate with his phone. He then engages in a conversation with a woman believed to be Good’s wife, shifting the phone to his left hand while keeping his right hand free to draw his weapon.
Prior to walking around the front of Good’s vehicle, a full ten seconds before drawing his gun, the agent positions himself strategically. As additional ICE agents arrive on the scene and instruct Good to exit the car, the shooter walks around the front of the vehicle. Good backs up slightly, steers her wheel to the right, and her wheels turn accordingly. The shooter then draws his weapon, maintaining the phone camera on her car. He fires a shot through the windshield and two more shots through the open side window as the car speeds away and collides with parked vehicles. A voice can be heard from the background referring to Ms. Good in derogatory terms.
Statements from JD Vance and Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin, arguing that the new video supports the claim of self-defense by the officer, have been disputed. Minnesota Mayor Jacob Frey has dismissed any self-defense justification as baseless.
Law enforcement experts noted that while the video did not alter their perspective on the use of force, it did raise concerns about the officer’s training. The presence of a gun and a cellphone in the officer’s hands during the incident has prompted questions about the training protocols in place for such scenarios. The footage suggests that the officers did not perceive Good as a threat, according to John P. Gross, a professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School specializing in officer-involved shootings.
Gross emphasized that an officer perceiving a woman as a threat would not casually film with one hand while holding a cellphone, as exhibited in the video.