A recent examination conducted by the Mirror of the ICE agent’s Minnesota shooting footage has unveiled crucial insights into the incident involving Renee Good. These findings challenge the narrative propagated by the White House.
The video footage of the Minnesota shooting, which surfaced last night, captures the final moments of Renee Good’s life as perceived by her assailant. This visual evidence directly contradicts assertions made by Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, who claimed that Renee Good intentionally targeted the ICE agent who shot her, and that the agent acted in self-defense. A meticulous frame-by-frame analysis of the video, released by the right-leaning local outlet Alpha News, unequivocally demonstrates that Ms. Good was maneuvering her vehicle away from the agent who ultimately fired at her. Additionally, the analysis reveals that the agent shifted his phone to his other hand, leaving his gun-hand free to draw his weapon ten seconds later.
The video commences with the ICE agent leaving his vehicle and approaching Renee Good’s maroon Honda Pilot. As he moves around the front of her car, she is observed steering to the left and reversing slightly. Good can be heard saying, “That’s fine, dude. I’m not mad at you.”
Subsequently, the agent circles the vehicle, using his phone to capture her license plate details for documentation. While a woman presumed to be Good’s wife engages in conversation with him, the agent switches his phone to his left hand, enabling him to continue filming while keeping his right hand available to draw his weapon.
Approximately ten seconds before he actually brandishes his gun, the agent walks around the front of Good’s vehicle. Meanwhile, more ICE agents approach the scene, instructing Renee Good to exit her car. After reversing a bit, Good is seen turning her steering wheel sharply to the right, with her wheels following suit. As she begins to move, the agent draws his weapon, maintaining his phone camera aimed at her car. He fires a shot through her windshield, followed by two more shots through her open side window as the car accelerates into parked vehicles. Amidst the commotion, a voice can be heard insulting Ms. Good.
JD Vance and Homeland Security representative Tricia McLaughlin asserted on X that the new video substantiates their claim of the officer acting in self-defense. However, this interpretation is refuted by the video evidence.
While addressing the incident, Vance contended, “Many of you have been told this law enforcement officer wasn’t hit by a car, wasn’t being harassed, and murdered an innocent woman. The reality is that his life was endangered and he fired in self-defense.” In contrast, Minnesota Mayor Jacob Frey dismissed any claims of self-defense as baseless.
Experts in law enforcement noted that the video did not alter their perspectives on the use of force but did raise concerns about the officer’s training. Geoff Alpert, a criminology professor at the University of South Carolina, emphasized the need to scrutinize the officer’s training that permits wielding a gun while holding a cellphone. John P. Gross, a law professor at the University of Wisconsin, specializing in officers shooting at moving vehicles, remarked that the officers did not perceive Good as a threat based on the video evidence.
Gross added, “If you are an officer who views this woman as a threat, you don’t have one hand on a cellphone. You don’t walk around this supposed weapon, casually filming.”
This underscores the importance of deepening the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the Minnesota shooting to ensure accountability and transparency.