Video analysis shows how fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis unfolded

Warning: This story contains distressing images of violence.

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a 37-year-old woman at close range in Minneapolis on Jan. 7, igniting outrage from the public and city and state officials who disputed Trump administration claims that the ICE agent acted in self-defense.

The agent shot a woman, identified as Renee Nicole Good, in her car during an immigration operation in a residential area near downtown Minneapolis, according to eyewitnesses and multiple news reports.

President Donald Trump and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said driver tried to run over the agent, and that the agent fired in self-defense. Noem said the driver committed an act of "domestic terrorism."

However, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and other city officials said videos show the woman was driving away from federal agents, not toward them.

"They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense," Frey said at a news conference. "Having seen the video myself I want to tell everybody directly, that is bull----."

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Good's killing has ignited protests in Minnesota and other states. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz called for calm as state officials dispute statements by the Trump administration.

Bystanders recorded at least three videos of the shooting, which took place on Portland Avenue between East 33rd and East 34th streets in Minneapolis at about 9:30 a.m. CT, Jan. 7. New footage from the agent's perspective was released by Alpha News on Jan. 9.

Here's a side-by-side look at the shooting from two perspectives, one apparently filmed by the agent who shot Good, and another filmed by a bystander:

Here is a breakdown of the bystander video, first published by the Minnesota Reformer, which runs for 4 minutes and 25 seconds:

As the video starts, a maroon Honda Pilot is stopped crosswise on Portland Avenue, a two-lane, one-way residential street with parking lanes and a bike path. The driver, Renee Good, motions for an approaching SUV to pull around her. The SUV moves past and continues down the street. Other ICE vehicles are on Portland.

The first ICE agent seen in the video – later identified as the one who will shoot Good within the next 15 seconds – and a bystander are seen with phones out, recording each other. He walks around the passenger side of the Honda to the front.

• 0:04 A gray four-door Nissan Titan pickup truck approaches. Good motions for it to pass, but it stops 8-10 feet away. Two masked ICE agents get out and walk over. Good's left arm is on the windowsill of the door.

• 0:11 The two agents from the Nissan approach Good's Honda, and Good puts it in reverse. The backup lights are on.
• 0:12 An agent says, “Get out of the (expletive) car,” and tries to open the driver’s side door.
• 0:13 The Honda backs up a few feet as the agent fumbles at the door handle.

• 0:14 The Honda's wheels spin briefly, turning to the right as it starts moving.
• 0:15 The first agent, now in front of the Honda toward the driver's side, draws his gun.
• 0:16 The first agent fires three shots, one at the front windshield and two more through the open driver's side window as the Honda moves past.

• 0:20 The Honda accelerates, travels a short distance, and crashes into a parked car on the left-hand side of the street. The impact pushes that car into another car in front of it. Both cars slide a few feet forward.
• 0:50 Bystanders begin to approach the wreck.
• 0:53 The first agent is seen walking back from the Honda and checking his phone.
• 0:58 The first agent tells another agent, “Hey, call 911.”
• 1:20 The bystander filming video approaches the Honda.
• 1:25 An unidentified person is seen inside the open driver’s door of the Honda, presumably attending to the driver.
• 1:27 The bystander filming video is ordered away by another ICE agent.
• 1:49 About a dozen ICE agents are seen approaching the Honda.
• 1:54 The first agent gets into a silver Chevy Tahoe driven by someone else and leaves.
• 2:30 As ICE agents loosely circle the Honda to keep people away, residents on the street yell at them in anger and frustration.
• 2:40 “This is a crime scene, stay back,” one agent says.

Here's a look at the footage from a bystander's perspective:

A different 13-second video from ABC station KSTP, shot from a different angle and posted by Trump on Truth Social, shows the Honda turning and appearing to make contact with the first agent at 0:04. A longer version of the same video posted later by CNN shows this angle more clearly at -3:20.

The new footage from the agent's perspective posted by Alpha News on Jan. 9 shows the first agent filming Good, her vehicle, and a person who appears to be Good's wife. A dog can be seen sitting in the back seat of the Honda as the agent exits his vehicle. Good reverses as the agent walks around the front of the vehicle and films Good in the driver's seat. Good can be heard saying "that's fine dude, I'm not mad at you. Show your face, I'm not mad."

The agent walks behind the vehicle filming the license plate. A woman who appears to be Good's wife is filming the agent as he films her. "We don't change our plates every morning, just so you know, it will the same when you come talk to us later," she says.

"That's fine, U.S. citizen, former f-----g veteran...you want to come at us? I said go get yourself some lunch big boy, go ahead," the person who appears to be Good's wife continues. Another agent can be heard telling Good to "get out of the car."  Good's wife turns to get into the car, but the door is locked. Good reverses the Honda then turns to the right as can be seen in other clips. Good then puts the Pilot into gear, turns her wheels and begins accelerating toward the agent who says "woah" as the phone is turned up towards his face and sky as gunshots are heard.

"F-----g b---h," can be heard on the agent's video as he films the Honda plowing into a car across the street.

Here's a look at the footage from the agent's perspective:

The Washington Post reports that Good’s vehicle moved toward the agent while he was in front of it; the agent, moving to Good's left, opens fire as Good turns the car to the right. A New York Times analysis shows Good's vehicle appeared to be turning away from the agent.

ICE agents prevented residents from approaching the Honda, including a man who said he is a doctor and wanted to check on the person in the vehicle.

Vice President J.D. Vance and Homeland Security officials said the officer involved in the shooting is the same one injured in June 2024 during another vehicle incident, identified in court documents as Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Jonathan Ross, according to USA TODAY reporting.

Vance continued to show his support for the ICE agent who fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, sharing the footage from the agent's perspective on social media. He again said that the officer acted in self defense and criticized "media dishonesty" about the incident.

"Many of you have been told this law enforcement officer wasn't hit by a car, wasn't being harassed, and murdered an innocent woman," Vance wrote. "The reality is that his life was endangered and he fired in self defense."

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension initially said it was partnering with the FBI to investigate. But state authorities said Thursday they had been notified by the FBI that they would no longer have access to "case materials, scene evidence or investigative interviews."

It is not clear what Good was doing in the area. Homeland Security has said it is conducting the "largest DHS operation ever," a major immigration operation in Minnesota that started Jan. 5 with 2,000 officers deployed to arrest "fraudsters, murderers, rapists, and gang members."

The Minnesota City Council said Good was "out caring for her neighbors this morning and her life was taken today at the hands of the federal government." 

Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar described Good as a "legal observer." Legal observers are neutral, non-participating watchers who often attend police actions to witness, document and monitor law enforcement behavior.

Good's shooting took place about a mile from where George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police in 2020. Floyd's death set off protests across the nation.

A vigil to recognize Good started at 5 p.m. at the site of the incident on Portland Avenue in Minneapolis. Close to 1,000 people were in attendance as of 5:30 p.m. The crowd chanted the woman’s name and called for immigration authorities to leave Minneapolis, saying "ICE out now."

"We’re here today because this is a profound tragedy for Renee and her loved ones and her family," said Minnesota State Rep. Aisha Gomez, who spoke at the vigil,

Protests have taken place in cities across the country since Good's death. Two people were shot in Portland the next day in an incident involving ICE.

Contributing: Jane Mo, N'dea Yancey-Bragg, Nick Penzenstadler, Thao Nguyen and Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY

Sources: USA TODAY Network reporting and research; Reuters

This is a developing story which may be updated.