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The use of deadly force by law enforcement agents, including federal immigration agents.
Federal officials have said a was recovered from at the scene; multiple outlets report the released a photo identifying a ‑style 9 mm pistol (reported by DHS and several news organizations) while eyew...
Video verified by multiple news organizations and sworn witness statements indicate was restrained or on the ground and not visibly brandishing a weapon when agents fired; federal officials maintain h...
Video of the Jan. 7 Minneapolis encounter shows ICE agent Jonathan Ross firing into Renee Good’s SUV as the vehicle moves; multiple news analyses conclude the footage does not clearly show Ross being ...
A narrow reading of the public record shows officials for the Department of Homeland Security and some news outlets saying Renee Nicole Good ignored orders, blocked an ICE operation and—by moving her ...
The fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis is contested: federal officials say an agent fired after Good used her car as a weapon and tried to run over officers, while Minnesota state ...
A careful reading of the reporting shows that Renee Nicole Good was in her SUV and at times positioned so that ICE agents could not move past her, and officials have described that she “partially bloc...
When a federal officer is involved in a shooting the FBI commonly leads a criminal investigation that follows defined evidence-collection, interview, and review steps but also runs alongside internal ...
The New York Times’ multi-angle video reconstruction concluded that Renee Good’s SUV was not headed at the ICE agent who shot her: the Times’ analysis found the vehicle’s wheels were turned away from ...
Federal DHS guidance frames use of force by its law enforcement officers as tightly constrained: deadly force is authorized only when an officer has a reasonable belief of an imminent threat of death ...
Multiple bystander and agent-perspective videos published and analyzed by national outlets show the shooting unfolded in seconds: an ICE agent approached the driver’s SUV, another agent drew and fired...
There is no definitive public finding yet that the shooting of Renee Nicole Good was a lawful use of force; available reporting shows competing claims, partial video circulation, and an active federal...
, a 37‑year‑old intensive care nurse at the VA, was shot and killed by federal immigration agents during a Minneapolis operation on January 24, 2026; his death has ignited large protests, political fa...
in by an agent of , and public statements . Federal officials say the agent fired because he believed he was endangered after being struck by Good’s vehicle; local leaders, Good’s family and community...
Local prosecutors and investigators in Minneapolis have publicly disputed the federal claim that the ICE officer acted in self‑defense, pointing to video and incident reports that cast doubt on the ad...
The Department of Homeland Security publicly asserted that the ICE agent who shot Renee Good suffered “internal bleeding,” but journalists and local officials report no medical records or official inj...
ICE’s formal use-of-force rules mirror broader federal guidance: deadly force is authorized only in narrow circumstances and firearms “shall not be discharged solely to disable moving vehicles” unless...