Minneapolis shooting live updates: Agent who killed Renee Nicole Good identified; protests grow after 2 shot by Border Patrol in Portland - Yahoo
The White House on Friday shared a new video of this week’s fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis. The footage, apparently taken by the agent’s cellphone, shows the pivotal moments before, during and after their deadly encounter. Federal and local officials offered wildly differing accounts of Wednesday’s shooting, which has stirred nationwide outrage. Trump administration officials said the woman, Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, attempted to “run over” the officer, who was identified by multiple news outlets as Jonathan Ross. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has repeatedly referred to the incident as “an act of domestic terrorism,” and accused Good of “stalking” ICE officers. Vice President JD Vance called Good’s death a "tragedy of her own making," alleging that she "aimed her car at a law enforcement officer." But other video footage appeared to contradict those claims. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Friday stood by his initial comments, in which he called the administration’s account “bulls***,” accused the agent of “recklessly” abusing his power and demanded that ICE “get the f*** out” of his city. Meanwhile, law enforcement officials in Minnesota said that the FBI is blocking their access to material in the investigation, and urged the public to submit evidence directly to a state prosecutor’s office. In Portland, Ore., two people were shot and wounded by a Border Patrol agent on Thursday, a day after Good’s killing. The incidents have renewed outrage over President Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown in cities across the United States. Top Trump administration officials on Friday urged the public to watch a new cellphone video of the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. The footage appears to have been taken by the ICE agent who killed her. It shows him approach Good's SUV as she backs up and turns the wheel. Good then tells the officer as he films her, "That's fine dude, I'm not mad at you." As he walks around the vehicle, another woman — identified as Good's wife — is seen standing outside of the car holding up her phone, appearing to film him as he took video of the license plate. "That's OK, we don't change our plates every morning," she tells the agent. "Just so you know, it will be the same plate when you come talk to us later. That's fine. U.S. citizen, former f***ing veteran, disabled veteran. "You want to come at us? You want to come at us? I say go get yourself some lunch big boy," she continued. At that point, another agent approaches and tells Good to get out of the car. With her dog in the back seat, she backs up, turns the wheel and the vehicle moves forward as muffled gunshots are heard in quick succession. As the car drives away, the agent can be heard saying, "You f***ing bitch." A crash is then heard. The video, which was posted to X by Alpha News, was shared by Vice President JD Vance, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and the Department of Homeland Security. "Watch this, as hard as it is," Vance wrote on X. "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." A coalition of advocacy groups has quickly planned more than 1,000 "nonviolent, lawful, and community-led" protests and vigils across the U.S. on Saturday, Jan. 10, and Sunday, Jan. 11, to honor Renee Nicole Good and others who have died in confrontations with ICE while demanding accountability from the Trump administration. The coordinated "ICE Out for Good Weekend of Action" was organized by Indivisible, MoveOn, the American Civil Liberties Union, Voto Latino, United We Dream and 50501, among others. "Good and the Portland victims are part of a broader and deeply alarming pattern of unchecked violence and abuse by federal immigration enforcement agencies," the organizers said in a statement. Ezra Levin, the co-executive director of Indivisible, told the Associated Press that he expects "normal everyday Americans who do not want to be messed with in this way" to participate. "This is hitting people who previously were not engaged," Levin said. "I do not think this is an ideological fight." Responding to questions at a White House event with oil executives, President Trump claimed on Friday that one of the people who filmed the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good was "a very high-level agitator" and "professional troublemaker." “There was a woman screaming, 'Shame, shame, shame, shame,'" Trump said. "In my opinion she was an agitator — a very high-level agitator. So professional. She wouldn't stop screaming. I said, 'This isn't a normal situation. This is a professional troublemaker.'" The president seemed to be referring to one of the initial eyewitness videos of the incident. A new cellphone video reportedly taken by the ICE agent who killed Good shows her calmly telling him, "That's fine, dude — I'm not mad at you." Administration officials have repeatedly alleged, without evidence, that Good belonged to "a larger, sinister left-wing movement" to put federal immigration agents "under organized attack," in the words of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. But Good's ex-husband told the AP that she was not an activist and that he had never known her to participate in a protest of any kind. On Friday, Good's wife said in a statement that the two of them "stopped to support our neighbors" before Good was fatally shot. When asked on Friday to provide details about what Vice President JD Vance described as Good's "broad left-wing network," Trump said he hadn't "seen the vice president's statement" — but "he's generally very accurate." Educators in Minnesota say that amid the Trump administration's ongoing immigration crackdown, parents are fearful of bringing their kids to school. “ICE agents deliberately wait outside the school building during drop-off and pickup times, trying to catch parents and take them away,” said Wendy Marczak, president of the Bloomington Federation of Teachers, at a press conference on Friday. “The consequences of those actions are devastating. Everyone is scared and angry. Teachers feel helpless to protect their students. Students are not coming to school. Learning is being lost.” Monica Byron, president of Education Minnesota, demanded that ICE stay away from Minnesota schools. “Their presence near our schools puts students and educators at serious risk,” Byron said in a statement. “Every moment they remain near schools endangers children, educators and families. We demand that ICE operations be kept away from schools so students, educators and staff can learn and work in safety and peace.” In Minneapolis, officials announced on Friday that public schools will offer families the option of remote learning for a month due to the federal immigration operations. The virtual learning option will be available through Feb. 12. After the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE officer on Wednesday, Minneapolis Public Schools announced that classes would be canceled for the rest of the week. Renee Nicole Good's widow, Becca Good, released a statement to MPR News on Friday, remembering the "kindness" of her slain wife while mourning her loss. In her statement, Becca Good said that they had "stopped to support our neighbors" when the fatal ICE shooting unfolded. "We had whistles," Becca Good wrote. "They had guns." Here is her statement in full: First, I want to extend my gratitude to all the people who have reached out from across the country and around the world to support our family.This kindness of strangers is the most fitting tribute because if you ever encountered my wife, Renee Nicole Macklin Good, you know that above all else, she was kind. In fact, kindness radiated out of her.Renee sparkled. She literally sparkled. I mean, she didn't wear glitter but I swear she had sparkles coming out of her pores. All the time. You might think it was just my love talking but her family said the same thing. Renee was made of sunshine.Renee lived by an overarching belief: there is kindness in the world and we need to do everything we can to find it where it resides and nurture it where it needs to grow. Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole.Like people have done across place and time, we moved to make a better life for ourselves. We chose Minnesota to make our home. Our whole extended road trip here, we held hands in the car while our son drew all over the windows to pass the time and the miles.What we found when we got here was a vibrant and welcoming community, we made friends and spread joy. And while any place we were together was home, there was a strong shared sense here in Minneapolis that we were looking out for each other. Here, I had finally found peace and safe harbor. That has been taken from me forever.We were raising our son to believe that no matter where you come from or what you look like, all of us deserve compassion and kindness. Renee lived this belief every day. She is pure love. She is pure joy. She is pure sunshine.On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns.Renee leaves behind three extraordinary children; the youngest is just six years old and already lost his father. I am now left to raise our son and to continue teaching him, as Renee believed, that there are people building a better world for him. That the people who did this had fear and anger in their hearts, and we need to show them a better way.We thank you for the privacy you are granting our family as we grieve. We thank you for ensuring that Renee's legacy is one of kindness and love. We honor her memory by living her values: rejecting hate and choosing compassion, turning away from fear and pursuing peace, refusing division and knowing we must come together to build a world where we all come home safe to the people we love. A top Minnesota prosecutor is asking the public to send any evidence surrounding the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good directly to her office. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty urged residents to submit evidence, including photos or videos, through a portal on her website. The effort to "collect and preserve" investigative material in the case comes after Minnesota officials said the FBI stopped cooperating with state law enforcement in the probe. Minneapolis officials said on Friday that the city had removed barriers blocking the area of Wednesday's deadly ICE shooting to "ensure emergency access" to the area. In a statement, the city said that "an estimated 15 tons of debris were removed, including metal and tires." City officials also said that they will not remove a makeshift memorial for Renee Nicole Good near the scene of her killing. "We will continue to keep the area around these memorials clear and clean for the benefit of all," the statement said. "As our community mourns the loss of a neighbor, it's important to preserve space for public memorials." "We encourage anyone who wishes to come together in remembrance to do so peacefully," the city added. "But public streets must remain open and accessible so emergency responders can meet urgent safety needs as quickly as possible." Several protesters clashed with federal agents outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis on Friday morning. Photos published by the Associated Press showed one demonstrator filming the agents as they pushed the protester away. Another showed a demonstrator being arrested. Yesterday, outside the same building, protesters were met with a line of federal officers, who "fired tear gas on the crowd at one point," according to NBC News. In a statement posted to X on Friday, the Department of Homeland Security identified the two people who were shot by a Border Patrol agent during a vehicle stop in Portland, Ore., on Thursday, calling them "suspected Tren de Aragua gang associates." The driver of the vehicle was identified as Luis David Nico Moncada, who was shot in the arm. He allegedly entered the U.S. illegally in 2022, according to DHS. The passenger in the vehicle was identified as Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras, who was shot in the chest. DHS alleges she entered the U.S. illegally in 2023 and that she played a role in a Tren de Aragua prostitution ring. Both have been hospitalized, and their conditions are unknown. The NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves honored Renee Nicole Good during Thursday night's home game against the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Players lined up with a local youth team for a moment of silence before the game as a memorial for Good was displayed on the Jumbotron. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek spoke to the media after two people were shot by a Border Patrol agent in Portland, Ore., on Thursday, where she said the incident only heightened the need for "transparency and accountability" from the federal government. "We are standing here today united as a state wanting peace and safety in our communities. We are all shaken and outraged by another terrible, unnecessary, violent event instigated by the reckless agenda of the Trump administration, this time in our own state, in our largest city, coming just one day after the tragedy in Minnesota. While the details of the incident remain limited, one thing is very clear: When a president endorses tearing families apart and attempts to govern through fear and hate rather than shared values, you foster an environment of lawlessness and recklessness. "Trust is essential to maintaining community safety and the rule of law. Federal agents, at the direction of the Department of Homeland Security, are shattering trust. They are hurting people and they are destroying day by day what we hold dear. our sense of safety and our literal safety are severely undermined by what happened this afternoon in Portland. I'm so thankful that no one died and that more people weren't hurt." Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey responded to a reporter's question on Friday about comments made by Vice President JD Vance at a press briefing on Thursday, during which Vance blamed Renee Nicole Good for the shooting and accused the media of lying about the incident. "I think we have to get to a point here where we're not trusting everything they're saying. I think he also asserted that, because you work at the federal government, that you somehow have absolute immunity from committing crimes. That's not true in any law school in America," Frey said. "This is a problem and it should be investigated." At Friday's press conference, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said he stood by the scathing comments he made in the aftermath of this week's fatal ICE shooting. "What I said was that it was a reckless abuse of power. Yes, it was a reckless abuse of power," Frey told reporters. "I said that the narrative that the administration was pushing in the immediacy following this shooting was garbage and false and BS. It was. I stand by every one of those. "This notion of inflammatory comments, I mean, come on, guys," the mayor added. "I dropped an F-bomb. They killed somebody." Speaking at the press conference on Friday, Minneapolis City Council member Jason Chavez said: "Our entire community is mourning because of the inhumane tactics of ICE separating our families, forcing people back into the shadows and the pure brutality by Immigration and Customs Enforcement." Chavez, whose online bio describes him as the son of Mexican immigrants, described Good as "a mother, a wife and a beloved community member, not a domestic terrorist." The City Council member added, "I am calling on Trump's FBI to allow the Minnesota [Bureau of Criminal Apprehension] to have access to all the information so an independent investigation can occur. It is important and critical to our community to have a sense of trust in this process by having an independent investigation to present to the county attorney so that adequate charges can be made." On Thursday, the BCAe announced that it was withdrawing from the investigation after being informed that federal law enforcement would not share any of the relevant materials it had gathered. At a press conference on Friday, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey criticized the Trump administration's rush to defend the ICE officer who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good. "This is not a time to hide from the facts," Frey said. "This is a time to embrace them." The mayor said that by "calling the victim a domestic terrorist," federal officials appear to have concluded their investigation while not allowing Minnesota state law enforcement access to evidence. Frey also reiterated his call for ICE to end its operations in his city. "We are a safe city; ICE is making us less so," he said. "We are a united city, but ICE is trying to divide us and tear us apart." Comedian John Mulaney has postponed three shows that were scheduled for this weekend in Minneapolis. "What's happening in your city is heartbreaking," Mulaney wrote on Instagram. "I hate to postpone shows in a town going through such awful challenges and such grief, because it feels unfair to the audience. Still, I don't feel comfortable asking thousands of people each night to leave their homes, gather at the venue, and then make their way home when the situation is so unsafe." He added: "I know a fun stand-up show could be a nice distraction, but it doesn't sit right with me to put anyone at risk." Protests over the Trump administration's immigration crackdown grew in major U.S. cities overnight following shootings by federal agents Portland, Ore., and Minneapolis. In Portland, police said that six people were arrested during a protest near the city's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building. All six were charged with disorderly conduct; four were also charged with "interfering with a Peace Officer." "To date, the total number of arrests related to ICE protest activity is 79," the Portland Police Department said. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz declared Friday a "Day of Unity" in remembrance of the woman who was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. “While we cannot bring back Renee Nicole Good, we can honor her life by standing together for decency, democracy, compassion, and our shared values," Walz said in a statement. "I invite all Minnesotans and Americans to join me in a day of unity, and honoring her with a moment of silence and participating in acts of service.” Walz is encouraging people to observe a moment of silence at 10 a.m. CT. With federal investigators of this week's fatal ICE shooting reportedly barring their Minnesota counterparts from access to evidence, Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche took to social media Thursday to note that "following any officer-involved shooting, standard protocols ensure that evidence is collected and preserved." Yet Blanche also seemed to echo the Trump administration's argument that the agent who shot and killed Renee Nicole Good was acting in self-defense, which has been called into question by video evidence. Federal agents "must make decisions, under dynamic and chaotic circumstances, in less time that it took to read this sentence," Blanche said. "The law does not require police to gamble with their lives in the face of a serious threat of harm. Rather, they may use deadly force when they face an immediate threat of significant physical harm." Earlier, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz warned that if "people in positions of power have already passed judgment" on what happened, it will be "very, very difficult [to] get a fair outcome" from federal investigators. "Minnesota must be part of this investigation," Walz said. "The only way we find the answers is a thorough investigation by nonpartisan officials." Late Thursday afternoon, Minneapolis residents gathered at the site of Renee Nicole Good's shooting for a vigil and planned anti-ICE protest, with dozens standing near a makeshift memorial for the victim, according to wire photos and local news reports. Earlier, law enforcement "deployed some kind of crowd repellent" to push back protesters back near the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in the Minneapolis area, according to CNN. Minnesota's Department of Public Safety has outlined ways for residents to "safely and lawfully to express [their] views," and the state's governor, Democrat Tim Walz, has praised them for demonstrating peacefully so far. "Last night we saw Minnesota meet this moment," Walz wrote Thursday on X. "We saw a beautiful vigil. We saw thousands of Minnesotans demonstrate peacefully. Let’s keep it that way — stay peaceful, stay safe."