Defiant Minneapolis mayor dismisses new ICE shooting video
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In a staunch response, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey dismissed newly surfaced footage related to the incident where an ICE agent shot protester Renee Nicole Good.

During a discussion with ABC correspondent Whit Johnson, the Democratic mayor remained firm in his stance, asserting that the video did not alter his understanding of Wednesday’s tragic events in Minneapolis.

The footage, captured from the ICE agent’s viewpoint, clearly depicted Good inside her Honda Pilot moments before she accelerated, leading to her death witnessed by her wife.

“The agent left the scene with a noticeable spring in his step,” Frey remarked about Jon Ross, the 43-year-old ICE agent involved in the fatal shooting.

“Meanwhile, another life has been lost. He continued to hold his cellphone, which, in my opinion, speaks volumes,” Frey added.

Speaking on the new cellphone footage, Frey said that ‘an investigation could change or affirm my perspective,’ on what happened on the fateful day.  

‘But we’ve [all got] two eyes, and I can see a person that is trying to leave. I can see an ICE agent that was not run over by a car. That didn’t happen.’

Frey has been no stranger to shocking exclamations since the shooting in Minneapolis on January 7, and now his city has been stormed by protesters.  

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey defiantly dismissed the new footage that emerged from the moments before an ICE agent fatally shot protester Renee Nicole Good

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey defiantly dismissed the new footage that emerged from the moments before an ICE agent fatally shot protester Renee Nicole Good

Frey was reacting to newly released footage allegedly recorded by ICE agent Jonathan 'Jon' Ross showing how Renee Nicole Good (seen in her car) and her wife apparently taunted ICE agents before the fatal shooting

Frey was reacting to newly released footage allegedly recorded by ICE agent Jonathan ‘Jon’ Ross showing how Renee Nicole Good (seen in her car) and her wife apparently taunted ICE agents before the fatal shooting

In the immediate aftermath of Good’s death, the mayor came out to slam the Trump administration’s argument that Ross was right to kill the protester – telling ICE at a press conference: ‘Get the f**k out of Minnesota.’ 

The latest footage, shared for the first time Friday by Alpha News, showed Good’s wife Rebecca taunting ICE agents in the moments before the tragic shooting, as she said: ‘You want to come at us? I say go get yourself some lunch, big boy. Go ahead.’ 

Good’s shooting has sharply divided the nation, as conservatives argue Good accelerated into ICE agents while liberals such as Frey say shooting her was excessive force. 

In a press conference hours after Good was killed, Frey captured headlines as he said claims Good accelerated into ICE agents was ‘bulls***.’

The shooting sparked protests across the US on Friday night – including in Frey’s own city, which was swarmed with horn-blowing, window shattering demonstrators. 

They drummed in defiance and blew whistles and trumpets before police eventually showed up around 10.30pm local time and arrested 14 people. 

In the new clip, Good, 37, could be seen smiling at Ross while sitting in her Honda Pilot on Wednesday afternoon and saying, ‘That’s fine dude. I’m not mad at you.’

Her wife, Rebecca Good, 40, could be heard urging the agent to ‘show his face’ as she asks him, ‘You want to come at us?’

The Democrat shrugged off the footage (pictured) when it was shown to him during an interview with ABC correspondent Whit Johnson, saying it did not change his perspective on the shooting that unfolded Wednesday in Minneapolis

The Democrat shrugged off the footage (pictured) when it was shown to him during an interview with ABC correspondent Whit Johnson, saying it did not change his perspective on the shooting that unfolded Wednesday in Minneapolis  

Protesters banged drums, pounded on windows and chanted profane anti-ICE songs as terrified guests cowered inside the hotel

Protesters banged drums, pounded on windows and chanted profane anti-ICE songs as terrified guests cowered inside the hotel

A window of the Residence Inn Minneapolis Downtown at The Depot hotel was broken after protesters broke in during a protest

A window of the Residence Inn Minneapolis Downtown at The Depot hotel was broken after protesters broke in during a protest

Anti-ICE profanities were spray painted on the exterior of the building, which had been shattered

Anti-ICE profanities were spray painted on the exterior of the building, which had been shattered

‘You want to come at us? I say go get yourself some lunch big boy,’ Rebecca said, with her own cellphone in hand. ‘Go ahead.’

As the tension mounted on the Minneapolis street, Good was told to get out of the car but ignored the order.

She began revving the engine and drove off during what the Trump administration says was part of a protest against the planned detention of Somali migrants in the area.

Rebecca can be heard shouting ‘drive baby, drive’ as Ross’s camera jerked. It is unclear if he was struck by the car or jumped to get out of its way.

Ross fired three shots, including one through the front windshield of the Honda, which struck and killed Good. An agent is heard calling Good a ‘f***ing b***h’ as shots rang out.

Moments later, her car crashed into the back of two vehicles parked nearby.

Good and Rebecca are understood to have fled the US after Trump’s victory in 2024, going briefly to Canada before settling in Minneapolis.

They have a six-year-old child together. 

Rebecca told MPR News that she brought Good out to protest against ICE on the day she was shot, saying that they left to ‘support our neighbors.’ 

It comes as the fatal shooting of Good on Wednesday in Minneapolis ignited a political firestorm across the US this week, sharply dividing opinions over whether the shooting was justified

Good and her wife, Rebecca, moved to the Minneapolis area just last year with their six-year-old son

Good and her wife, Rebecca, moved to the Minneapolis area just last year with their six-year-old son 

Blood splatter was seen in her SUV after the shooting

Blood splatter was seen in her SUV after the shooting 

Good’s friend Leesa told to the New York Post that she was part of a network of activists coordinated through her six-year-old son’s charter school who were actively resisting ICE. 

‘She was a warrior. She died doing what was right,’ she said. 

‘[Renee Good] was trained against these ICE agents — what to do, what not to do, it’s a very thorough training.

‘I know she was doing the right thing. I watched the video plenty of times but I also know in my heart the woman she was, she was doing everything right.’

According to the publication, Southside Family Charter School has publicly boasted of having a ‘social justice first’ approach to learning and ‘involving kids in political and social activism’. 

Amid the national outrage over the shooting, a GoFundMe set up to support Good’s widow and son has received more than $1.5 million in donations. 

The crowdfunder sought $50,000 to support the Good family as they ‘grapple with the devastating loss of their wife and mother.’

But the campaign was raised more than 28 times the requested amount, with one anonymous donor alone generously contributing $50,000. The total sits just above $1.5 million as of early Saturday morning. 

ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who fatally shot Renee Good on Wednesday, and his wife, Patrixia

ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who fatally shot Renee Good on Wednesday, and his wife, Patrixia 

An agent wearing a half-face mask, carried out the Ross family's computer tower

Another agent wearing a balaclava walked out with a storage bins of the agent's belongings

Wearing balaclavas and half-face masks to shield their identities, agents descended on the quiet street to collect Ross’s belongings from his empty home, including a computer tower and personal items packed into large plastic storage bins 

More agents from the fleet retrieved storage bins from the house - the Daily Mail counted five

More agents from the fleet retrieved storage bins from the house – the Daily Mail counted five

On Friday morning, exclusive Daily Mail images showed investigators swarming Ross’s home where he lives with his wife and children.

Daily Mail images captured gun-toting cops wearing masks and balaclavas canvassing his home, one carrying pepper spray and another wielding an assault rifle.

They entered the smart five-bed home before carrying out five large plastic crates, a computer tower and a stack of picture frames.

The agents climbed back into their unmarked trucks afterwards to form a defensive formation around a personal vehicle that drove out of the garage.

The driver of the black Jeep SUV wore a full-face mask, making it impossible to identify him.

‘How much money are you making’ growled one agent as he approached the Daily Mail reporting staff. Another climbed out and took a close-up cell phone video of our photojournalist before the convoy drove away.

The fresh activity comes after the Daily Mail revealed that Ross is an Enforcement and Removal Operations agent and Iraq veteran, married to a Filipina immigrant.

He has become the focus of rage over ICE actions around the country after he shot and killed Good on Wednesday afternoon while she was driving her SUV down a street where agents were on duty.

Ross’s shaken father defended his son’s decision to shoot Good dead in an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail.

‘She hit him,’ said Ed Ross, 80. ‘He also had an officer whose arm was in the car. He will not be charged with anything.

Ed Ross, (right), Jon Ross's father, called his son a 'tremendous' parent and husband

Ed Ross, (right), Jon Ross’s father, called his son a ‘tremendous’ parent and husband

Ross, 43, an Iraq veteran, married his Filipina wife, Patrixia, in 2012. They¿ve lived near Minneapolis since 2015, and he has been an immigration officer since at least 2013

Ross, 43, an Iraq veteran, married his Filipina wife, Patrixia, in 2012. They’ve lived near Minneapolis since 2015, and he has been an immigration officer since at least 2013 

‘You would never find a nicer, kinder person,’ the father added of his son. ‘He’s a committed, conservative Christian, a tremendous father, a tremendous husband. I couldn’t be more proud of him.’

The Trump administration has come to Ross’s defense over his shooting of Good, while Democratic officials in Minneapolis say it was a murder.

Witnesses claimed Good and her wife, Rebecca, were acting as legal observers and filming the protest when she was shot.

But ICE insisted she tried to use the SUV as a deadly weapon.

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