Video taken by ICE agent who shot Renee Good captures deadly confrontation
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- Cellphone footage from the ICE agent shows the final confrontation; video circulates.
- DHS and Secretary Noem cite the footage to defend the agent’s use of deadly force.
- Local leaders and others reject that account, saying videos show Good driving away.
A new video surfaced Friday that shows footage taken from the cellphone of the ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday during a targeted immigration operation.
The video of the final moments of the confrontation — published by Alpha News, a Minnesota website — has gone viral, sparking outrage from supporters of the agent’s actions who say it proves he fired the fatal shots in self-defense but also from those who argue that it provides clear evidence that there was no justification for the shooting.
Vice President JD Vance shared the video on X Friday afternoon, and the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that it was authentic.
“Watch this, as hard as it is,” Vance wrote in the post that within hours had received more than 5 million views. “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.
“The reality is that his life was endangered and he fired in self defense.”
The Department of Homeland Security said the new video was further proof that the officer was justified in shooting Good.
“In a split-second decision, our ICE officer acted dutifully to save his own life and the lives of his fellow officers,” it said in a post on X. “This latest footage corroborates what DHS has stated all along. This was an act of domestic terrorism by an anti-ICE agitator.”
But others said the video clearly showed that Good was turning the SUV away from the agent before the shots were fired.
In the 47-second video, the agent can be seen walking around Good’s maroon Honda Pilot, which is in the middle of the street blocking traffic.
Good has her window rolled down and one hand on the steering wheel as she talks to him. He does not respond but can be seen recording with his phone in a reflection in the SUV’s windows.
“That’s fine, dude,” she says. “I’m not mad at you.”
As she talks, her wife, Becca Good, can be heard saying to the agent, “Show your face.”
“That’s OK. We don’t change our plates every morning, just so you know,” says Becca Good, who is seen standing behind the SUV recording the agent on her cellphone as he takes video of her. “It’ll be the same plate when you come talk to us later.”
Then she says, “You want to come at us? You want to come at us? I say go get yourself some f------ lunch, big boy. Go ahead.”
A black dog can be seen in the back seat of the SUV looking out an open window on the passenger side.
As Becca Good turns and walks toward the front passenger door, another officer can be heard saying to Renee Good, “Out of the car. Out of the car. Get out of the f------ car.”
Becca Good pulls on the passenger side door to try and get in, and the vehicle briefly moves in reverse. Then Renee Good can be seen turning the steering wheel to the right, which appears to be away from the agent, and the SUV moves forward as Becca Good yells, “drive, baby, drive!” The agent is now standing at the front corner of the vehicle on the driver’s side. Someone shouts “whoa,” followed by three rapid gunshots, and then the SUV is shown accelerating down the street as a voice is heard muttering, “f------ bitch.”
During the commotion, the agent’s shaky cellphone video shows houses along the street and views of the sky. The video ends with the sound of the SUV crashing into a parked car.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said at a news conference Wednesday that the confrontation had occurred after one of the agents’ vehicles became stuck in the snow and they were attempting to push it out when Good “weaponized her vehicle” and tried to run over them. Noem called it an act of domestic terrorism and said the shooting was in self-defense.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz disputed the government’s claims. They said the videos showed Good driving away from agents, not trying to hit them. At a Wednesday news conference, Frey angrily told ICE to “get the f--- out of Minneapolis.”
Renee and Becca Good had ties to Kansas City, living in the Waldo area in 2023 and 2024.
This story was originally published January 9, 2026 at 7:44 PM.
