Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis Sparks National Outrage | The GPM

A fatal shooting by an ICE officer in south Minneapolis has triggered widespread outrage across the United States, extending far beyond Minnesota with large protests erupting in New York City where demonstrators openly condemned Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

On January 7, 2026, ICE officer Jonathan Ross fatally shot 37 year old U.S. citizen Renee Nicole Good, a mother of three, award winning poet, and legal observer, as she sat in her maroon Honda Pilot after dropping her child at school on Portland Avenue.

Eyewitness videos captured agents issuing conflicting orders while Good reversed her vehicle; one agent reached into the window, and Ross fired three shots through the windshield, striking her in the head.

Federal officials claimed self defense, alleging Good used her SUV as a weapon, but Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey rejected this as bullshit based on footage showing reckless action, and Good received delayed aid before dying at Hennepin County Medical Center.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended Ross publicly, labeling Goods actions domestic terrorism and noting his injuries from the vehicle impact during a press conference amid growing unrest.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison countered by highlighting Goods compassionate advocacy for immigrants and urged calm, while the incident unfolded during a Trump administration surge of 2,000 agents targeting local immigration issues, with agents reportedly leaving the scene and altering it afterward.

Protests exploded immediately in Minneapolis with hundreds chanting ICE out now outside federal buildings, leading to clashes involving tear gas and pepper balls, then spread nationwide including Portland and especially New York City.

In NYC on January 8, about 100 demonstrators gathered at One World Trade Center during Noems event, chanting Say her name Renee Nicole Good, waving ICE Out of NYC Now signs, banging pots in costumes, and playing instruments downtown near the George Floyd memorial site.

The killing has amplified calls to abolish ICE, sparked an FBI probe into Ross cellphone video and eyewitness contradictions, and prompted Goods family to weigh lawsuits over agent accountability amid National Guard deployment in Minnesota for public safety.