Was the ice officer hit by renee good's car

Checked on January 26, 2026
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Executive summary

Available, verified video footage and multiple news reconstructions show no clear evidence that ICE agent Jonathan Ross was run over or visibly struck by Renee Good’s vehicle during the Jan. 7 encounter, even as Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other federal officials have said he suffered internal bleeding after the incident [1] [2] [3].

1. What the videos show — and what authoritative reconstructions concluded

Multiple clips captured by bystanders and a 47‑second video apparently taken by the officer himself have been reviewed publicly; The New York Times’ forensic review and other reconstructions concluded there is “no indication” the officer was run over, and footage shows the agent walking around the front of Good’s SUV before and after the shooting without obvious signs of being struck by the vehicle [1] [4] [2].

2. What officials have said about the agent’s injuries

DHS officials, including Secretary Kristi Noem and other federal sources, stated the ICE agent was treated at a hospital and that he suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident; those statements were reported by multiple outlets such as CBS, Fox, ABC/the Hill and others [5] [6] [3] [7]. DHS also said the agent was released from the hospital the same day [1] [5].

3. The tension between medical claims and visual evidence

The core factual tension is that hospital‑treatment claims — including references to internal bleeding — do not appear to be corroborated by the video record, which shows the officer mobile and walking at the scene [8] [4]. Major news organizations and forensic reviewers have highlighted that the footage lacks visible signs that the officer was struck or dragged, even as federal briefings emphasize he was injured [1] [2] [9].

4. How political and institutional frames shaped early reporting

Senior federal officials and political figures framed the encounter as an attack or vehicle strike, language repeated widely by allies and some outlets, while other journalists and forensic analysts flagged the mismatch between those claims and the video; commentators and newsrooms have noted the DHS communications pattern of strongly defending officers involved in deadly encounters, which can shape initial public understanding [5] [9] [2].

5. What remains uncertain and why it matters

Public reporting establishes two documented facts: officials say the agent was treated for internal bleeding, and video reviewers find no visible evidence he was struck by the vehicle [5] [1]. Whether a non‑visible internal injury occurred without an observable external trauma cannot be resolved solely from publicly released video and the current reporting; the FBI investigation and any medical records or official forensic reports would be the sources to confirm or refute internal injuries more definitively [8] [3].

6. Bottom line answer

Based on the publicly available footage and forensic reviews, there is no visual evidence that the ICE agent was hit or run over by Renee Good’s car; nonetheless, multiple federal officials have reported he suffered internal bleeding after the incident, a medical claim not directly visible in the videos and not yet independently verified to the public by medical records or a completed forensic report [1] [5] [4] [3].

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