Is there a complete video of Renee Nicole Hood honking her horn that includes the actual shooting
Executive summary
The public record includes a three-and-a-half‑minute bystander video released by the Department of Homeland Security that clearly captures Renee Nicole Good’s SUV with a horn sounding in the minutes before she was shot, but that clip does not contain the moment of gunfire; separate cellphone footage from the ICE officer has been reported to show the shooting itself [1] [2] [3]. In short: there is video of her honking, and there is video of the shooting, but the DHS “complete” bystander clip showing continuous honking does not include the actual discharge of the weapon [4] [5].
1. What the DHS/bystander clip actually shows — and what it doesn’t
DHS posted a roughly three‑and‑a‑half‑minute bystander video filmed from a nearby home that pans across a snowy residential street, captures federal officers and vehicles, and records a car horn blaring on and off as the camera lingers on a red/maroon SUV sitting perpendicular in the road — widely identified as Good’s vehicle — with someone inside seemingly pressing the horn repeatedly [1] [4] [6]. Multiple outlets note that about 40 seconds in the camera focuses on the driver moving as honking is heard, but the clip “cuts off” or ends before the shots are captured on that recording, so it does not itself contain the moment of gunfire [2] [5] [7].
2. Other footage: the officer’s cellphone and separate angles
Reporting from NBC and others says there is additional cellphone video taken by ICE officer Jonathan Ross that shows the shooting from the officer’s perspective — footage that is distinct from the DHS bystander clip [3]. That indicates the public record is composed of multiple recordings from different vantage points: the DHS/house clip showing the buildup with horns and whistles, and at least one officer camera or cellphone clip that captures the shooting itself [3] [1].
3. How people and officials have used the clips politically
The honking footage has been reposted and framed as exculpatory or incriminating depending on the user: White House and DHS posts highlighted the clip to challenge portrayals of Good as merely dropping off a child, while conservative commentators and outlets called it proof she was obstructing ICE; progressive leaders and many protesters have contested those readings and questioned whether the footage justifies lethal force [8] [9]. Fact‑checkers and local reporters caution that the bystander video does not, on its own, prove obstruction or justify shooting — and that the source of some honking/whistles may be community members warning of raids, a common tactic in cities targeted by ICE [10] [11].
4. What remains unclear and why “complete video” is a misleading term
No single publicly released clip reliably documented by the sources reviewed combines an uninterrupted, full sequence of Good repeatedly honking with the actual moment of the shooting in one continuous recording; the DHS bystander video shows the honking but ends before gunfire, while separate officer video reportedly shows the shooting but is a different file [1] [2] [3]. Sources also note ambiguity about whether the honking originated from Good’s vehicle or from others in the crowd, and independent review processes are ongoing, which means the available footage needs context and forensic alignment before definitive conclusions can be drawn [2] [3].
5. Immediate implications for public understanding and the investigation
The split between a widely circulated bystander clip of honking and a different recording of the shooting has allowed competing narratives to take hold quickly — each side highlighting whichever clip serves its argument — while investigators work to reconcile timelines and camera angles; that gap is why calls for full, unedited releases and independent review have intensified, and why experts warn against treating a single clip as conclusive evidence [8] [4] [3]. Reporting limits: the assembled sources do not provide a single, continuous video file that both shows the entire honking episode and contains the moment of gunfire in the same clip, so claims that such a “complete” video exists in the public domain are not supported by the available reporting [1] [5].