Minneapolis ICE Shooting: Woman Killed In Car After Running Over Immigration Enforcement Agent

A 37-year-old woman, Renee Nicole Good, was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

Good was driving a red SUV when ICE agents approached her vehicle on Portland Avenue near East 34th Street around 9:30 a.m. Witnesses reported that agents ordered her to exit the vehicle, and after she began to reverse and then move forward, an agent near the front of her SUV drew his weapon and fired multiple shots, striking her. The vehicle crashed into another parked car shortly after the shooting.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, during a press conference on Wednesday evening, said that ICE agents were conducting operations in adverse weather when they became stuck in snow and were attempting to push their vehicle out. She said that a "mob of agitators" blocked the agents, and that Good, who had been "harassing and impeding law enforcement operations" all day, "weaponized her vehicle" and attempted to run over an ICE officer, prompting the agent to act in self-defense.

Noem described the act as "domestic terrorism" and called for federal prosecutors to charge individuals who use vehicles to ram ICE agents. She also said the agent was hit by the vehicle and briefly hospitalized.

The shooting occurred amid a surge of over 2,000 federal agents deployed to the Twin Cities for immigration enforcement, following criticism from the Trump administration of the fraud found in Minnesota’s social service programs and its large Somali population.

The incident has sparked intense controversy, with federal officials, including President Donald Trump, asserting that Good intentionally weaponized her vehicle to run over ICE agents, calling it an act of domestic terrorism.

Trump, in a Truth Social post, described Good as a "professional agitator" who was "very disorderly, obstructing and resisting" before "violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer." He stated the agent "seems to have shot her in self-defense" and called the outcome fortunate. Trump’s post was accompanied by video footage of the incident.

"You can accept that this woman's death is a tragedy while acknowledging it's a tragedy of her own making," Vice President JD Vance wrote on X. "Don't illegally interfere in federal law enforcement operations and try to run over our officers with your car. It's really that simple. I want every ICE officer to know that their president, vice president, and the entire administration stands behind them. To the radicals assaulting them, doxxing them, and threatening them: congratulations, we're going to work even harder to enforce the law."

In contrast, far-left Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz have dismissed this narrative as false, citing video evidence that shows no clear attempt to ram agents, and have demanded that ICE leave the city. Walz called the DHS claims "propaganda" and claimed that the federal government's actions were creating fear and endangering public safety.

The incident is under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA), with the BCA specifically examining whether any state laws were violated.

Good was identified by her mother, Donna Ganger, describing her as "one of the kindest people I’ve ever known" who was caring for her neighbors at the time of her death.

The Minneapolis City Council described Good as a resident who was out "caring for her neighbors" when she was killed.

The incident has led to widespread protests, including a demonstration in New York City’s Foley Square, where protesters chanted for justice and called for ICE to be removed from American streets.