According to information, the video was recorded on the mobile phone of ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who opened fire. A representative of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed that the recording indeed belongs to the agent.
The video, lasting less than a minute, captures the moment before the shooting. Ross stands by the burgundy SUV driven by Good, which was parked across the road. The agent walks around the vehicle and photographs the license plate, while Good tells him, "I'm not mad at you."
The video also shows the deceased's spouse, Becca Good, who asks Ross to show his face and notes that the license plate will remain if he wants to contact them later. When she tries to return to the car, she finds that the door is locked.
Then another officer approaches the vehicle and demands that Good exit the car. The woman backs up, turns the steering wheel to the right, away from the officer, and begins to move forward. At that moment, Ross's shouts and gunfire can be heard. The camera jerks up, and it is unclear whether the vehicle hit the agent. According to CNN, another video recorded by a witness shows the SUV slightly grazing Ross, after which he bounced to the side. At the end of the recording, the sound of Good's car colliding with another vehicle is heard.
Rene Good was a member of a volunteer group, known as a neighborhood patrol, which documented the actions of ICE agents. The incident occurred against the backdrop of a large-scale operation by federal authorities, during which about two thousand personnel operated in Minneapolis, which the Department of Homeland Security called the largest operation in its history.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz criticized this operation, calling it "reckless management of the country in the spirit of a reality show."
Following the tragic death of Rene Good, mass protests against the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement began in Minneapolis and other cities across the U.S. Experts and human rights advocates are calling for a thorough investigation, pointing out that the agent's actions may have led to a situation where the use of force became inevitable.
