New examination conducted by the Mirror of the ICE agent’s Minnesota shooting footage uncovers crucial details of Renee Good’s shooting incident, challenging the narrative promoted by the White House.
The newly released video of the Minnesota shooting captures the final moments of Renee Good’s life as seen from the perspective of the shooter.
This footage directly contradicts assertions made by Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, alleging that the mother of three intentionally directed her car at the ICE agent who shot her and that he acted in self-defense. A meticulous frame-by-frame analysis of the video, presented by right-leaning local outlet Alpha News, clearly demonstrates that Ms. Good was maneuvering away from the agent who ultimately shot her. It also reveals that the agent switched his phone to his other hand, leaving his right hand free to draw his weapon ten seconds later.
The video commences with the ICE agent exiting his vehicle and approaching Renee Good’s maroon Honda Pilot. As he circles around the front of the car, Good can be observed steering to the left and reversing slightly. Good can be heard saying, “That’s fine, dude. I’m not mad at you.”
The agent proceeds to walk around the vehicle, focusing his phone camera on her license plate for registration documentation. He makes another lap around the car as a woman believed to be Good’s wife engages in conversation with him. The agent shifts his phone to his left hand, enabling him to continue recording while keeping his right hand available to draw his weapon.
This action occurs before he moves back around the front of her vehicle and a full ten seconds before he retrieves his gun. Additional ICE agents approach the scene, instructing Good to exit the car as the shooter continues circling the front of her vehicle. Good is seen reversing slightly, turning her steering wheel completely to the right, with her wheels following suit. As the car begins to move, the shooter draws his weapon while still recording with his phone. He fires a shot through the windshield, followed by two more shots through the open side window as the car accelerates into parked vehicles. A voice can be heard cursing at Ms. Good as the car drives away.
JD Vance and Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin argued on social media that the new video supports their claim that the officer acted in self-defense. However, this assertion is refuted by the video evidence.
Minnesota Mayor Jacob Frey dismissed any self-defense argument as baseless. Policing experts 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, emphasized the need to scrutinize the officer’s training allowing him to hold a gun in one hand and a cellphone in the other while filming. John P. Gross, a professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School specializing in police shootings at moving vehicles, highlighted that the officers did not perceive Good as a threat based on the video evidence.
Gross remarked, “If you view this woman as a threat, you wouldn’t be casually filming with a cellphone in one hand and a gun in the other.”