A recent examination conducted by the Mirror of the ICE agent’s shooting video in Minnesota reveals significant details regarding the incident involving Renee Good. These findings challenge the narrative put forth by the White House.
Footage of the Minnesota shooting, unveiled last night, captures the final moments of Renee Good’s life through the lens of the shooter. This footage directly contradicts assertions made by Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, suggesting that Good intentionally directed her car towards the ICE agent who shot her and that the agent acted in self-defense. A detailed analysis of the video, published by local outlet Alpha News, clearly demonstrates that Good was maneuvering away from the agent before being shot. The footage also indicates that the agent switched hands on his phone, freeing his right hand to draw his weapon moments later.
The video commences with the ICE agent exiting his vehicle and approaching Renee Good’s maroon Honda Pilot. Good can be seen steering her car to the left and making a slight reverse movement as the agent approaches. She calmly states, “That’s fine, dude. I’m not mad at you.”
Subsequently, the agent walks around Good’s vehicle, focusing his phone camera on her license plate for registration documentation. After interacting with a woman believed to be Good’s wife, the agent transfers his phone to his left hand, enabling him to film while keeping his right hand available for drawing his weapon.
Approximately ten seconds before brandishing his gun, the agent walks to the front of Good’s vehicle. Additional ICE agents arrive at the scene, instructing Good to exit her car as the shooter continues moving around her vehicle. Good is then observed turning her steering wheel to the right, with her wheels following suit. As she starts to drive away, the shooter draws his weapon, firing shots through the windshield and open side window as the car speeds off into parked vehicles. A voice from the scene can be heard insulting Good as the car departs.
Despite claims by JD Vance and Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin that the video supports the officer’s self-defense argument, independent assessments suggest otherwise. Minnesota Mayor Jacob Frey dismissed any self-defense justification as baseless.
Experts in law enforcement noted that while the video did not alter their views on the use of force, it raised concerns about the officer’s training. Geoff Alpert, a criminology professor at the University of South Carolina, highlighted the need to scrutinize the officer’s training that allows for simultaneous handling of a gun and a cellphone. John P. Gross, a professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School, emphasized that the officers did not perceive Good as a threat, based on the video evidence.
Gross remarked, “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.”