What video of the Renee Good shooting is publicly available and who first posted it?
Executive summary
A cellphone video shot by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer who fired the fatal shots at Renee Nicole Good — a roughly 47‑second clip showing Good in her vehicle and capturing audio of the gunfire — has been publicly circulated alongside multiple bystander angles; conservative outlet Alpha News was the first media organization publicly to post the agent’s clip, and that footage was subsequently shared with select other outlets [1] [2] [3]. Reporting from major news organizations and local TV has since assembled and compared those different angles to produce a more complete, contested record of the encounter [3] [4].
1. What video is publicly available: the officer’s cellphone clip
A short, cellphone video recorded by the ICE officer involved in the shooting has been published and widely reported: outlets describe it as about 47 seconds long and say it captures the officer walking around the SUV, dialogue between Good and agents, the officer’s exclamation (“whoa”) and the sound of three gunshots — although that single clip does not show the physical moment the bullets struck Good [1] [4] [3].
2. What other publicly available footage exists: bystanders and compiled views
Multiple bystander videos and televised side‑by‑side compilations have also been released; these clips show different angles and timing, and several outlets synchronized the officer’s cellphone video with other recordings to contest elements of the ICE account — notably whether the officer was in the vehicle’s path when he fired [3] [4] [5]. Local and national news organizations published these additional angles as they emerged, and analysts used them to question or support competing narratives [3] [6].
3. How outlets described what the officer’s video shows
News analysis has emphasized that, while the ICE officer’s phone captured audio of the shots and some of the approach, watching that clip in isolation can suggest different things than when it’s synchronized with other footage; The New York Times’ video analysis showed a growing gap between the officer and the SUV as he fired, a point central to disputes over whether the shots were defensive [3]. CNN and CBS likewise reported that the agent’s footage captures pre‑shot moments and audio but not the precise instant of bullet impact [4] [7].
4. Who first posted or released the officer’s video
Reporting identifies Minnesota‑based conservative outlet Alpha News as the first media organization to publish the ICE officer’s cellphone clip; several outlets state the clip was “obtained by” Alpha News and initially released by that organization, after which it was distributed to selected other media [1] [2]. Some outlets and local reporting note that it remains unclear who within law enforcement or government originally leaked or released the video to Alpha News and other outlets — the chain of custody before Alpha News’ publication is not confirmed in available reporting [2].
5. Competing narratives, official statements and limits of public record
Federal statements framed the shooting as defensive and characterized the vehicle’s movement as an attempt to run over the officer, while independent video analyses and local officials disputed or complicated that account; prosecutors’ decisions about investigations and which agencies lead inquiries have also been sources of contention in published reporting [4] [3] [1]. Crucially, the public record summarized in major outlets confirms the existence and content of the officer’s cellphone video and bystander footage and identifies Alpha News as the initial publisher, but reporting also explicitly states that the origin of the leak to media and some investigative questions about the precise sequence of events remain unresolved [2] [3].