New Video Shows Tense Moments Before ICE Agent Fatally Shoots Woman in Minneapolis

Video taken from inside a home across the street from the shooting shows a wide view of the moments leading up to fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good.

Graffiti left over from anti-ICE protests line the walls of several business and government buildings in Minneapolis on Jan. 11, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Footage recorded by a bystander from inside a home across the street from where Renee Nicole Good was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer provides new insight into the fatal shooting during an immigration law enforcement operation in Minneapolis.

The 3 1/2-minute clip, posted by the Department of Homeland Security on X on Jan. 11, shows a purple SUV, driven by Renee Nicole Good, 37, blocking a snowy street on Jan. 7. Good repeatedly honks the car’s horn as bystanders film the scene. Her wife stands outside the vehicle during the encounter.

In the footage, other vehicles are forced to drive around Good’s SUV in order to leave the area. At some point, Good reverses slightly, unblocking part of the road to allow two other cars to pass. Then, sirens blare before a dark truck with flashing lights pulls up, and two officers approach the SUV. Then, there’s a sound of gunshots, and the video goes dark.

Footage released by other bystanders and from the officers involved shows what happened before and after.

One officer tries to open the driver’s door, ordering Good to “get out of the car.”

Good briefly reverses, positioning the officer in front of the vehicle, then turns the wheel and pulls forward. Her wife shouts, “Drive, baby, drive!” Gunshots ring out, and the SUV crashes into a parked car.

A bullet hole was later found in the windshield as investigators processed the scene.

Federal officials maintain that the unnamed officer acted in self-defense, asserting that Good attempted to run him over.

Vice President JD Vance reposted the newly released video, stating it demonstrated that the agent’s actions were justified. President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem described Good as a “professional agitator.”

Protests erupted after the fatal shooting. On Jan. 8, demonstrators gathered outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building. By Jan. 10, tens of thousands joined rallies, condemning ICE operations, according to Minneapolis police estimates. Clashes continued over the weekend, with protesters blocking roads, damaging hotels, and confronting federal agents. Law enforcement declared unlawful assemblies multiple times, leading to about 30 arrests on Jan. 9.

Conservative influencers, including Nick Sortor and Cam Higby, were involved in altercations with demonstrators outside an ICE facility on Jan. 11. A makeshift memorial for Good drew crowds, and local police managed traffic during gatherings.

Residents revealed they had been using whistles and car horns to alert neighbors to ICE activity for weeks prior to the shooting. One local, 37- year-old Franncesea Taylor, said people honked from vehicles to warn others.

“People have been carrying their own whistles, like a soccer whistle, whenever an ICE agent or an ICE vehicle is seen—to alert anyone in the area that ICE is nearby,” Taylor, who lives across the street where Good was shot, told The Epoch Times during an interview on Jan. 8.

“People have been honking as well, if they’re in vehicles.”

The ongoing protests prompted Minneapolis schools to shift to remote learning for the next five weeks over safety concerns.