Stephen A. Smith has weighed in on the shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minnesota, deeming the action ‘completely justified’ from a legal standpoint. According to Smith, Good, who tragically lost her life, drove her car towards the officers in her final moments, prompting the agent’s response.

However, Smith also expressed a different view on the situation’s handling. He suggested that if the agent had enough time to move out of harm’s way, which appeared to be the case, he might have opted to shoot the car’s tires instead of targeting Good directly. The 37-year-old mother was fatally shot three times in the face while behind the wheel.

In a comprehensive 25-minute video shared on his YouTube channel, Smith discussed the incident extensively. “From a legal viewpoint, considering the actions of a law enforcement officer, don’t anticipate any prosecution. The agent acted within his rights,” Smith stated.

Yet, he continued with a humanitarian angle: “Why resort to such measures? If there was an option to avoid the vehicle, then shooting the tires could have been a viable alternative. This approach might have provided a chance to pursue her later if the initial attempt failed.”

Smith emphasized that Good was not speeding towards the officer but was instead stationary on the street. Her decision to drive off and disregard the ICE agent’s authority was, in Smith’s view, a critical error that unfortunately led to her death. “She was parked, not racing at high speed. Instead of complying, she made the fatal choice to flee, ultimately costing her life,” he remarked.

The initial video that circulated online shows an officer approaching an SUV stopped in the middle of the road and trying to open the driver’s door.

Stephen A. Smith has given his verdict on the Minnesota shooting by an ICE agent 

Renee Nicole Good, pictured, has been named as the woman shot dead by ICE in Minneapolis on Wednesday 

Seconds later, the car drives away and a different ICE officer standing in front of the car fires at least two shots toward the driver. The SUV appeared to knock the officer back but not down. 

The car then sped into two cars parked on a curb nearby before crashing to a stop.

ICE said that Good deliberately drove her burgundy SUV at agents – something that was disputed by witnesses and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey even called ‘bulls**t’.

The increasingly political Smith insisted that the officer who fired the shots will not be prosecuted. Federal officials have claimed that he was acting in self-defense and President Trump echoed that response on Truth Social.

Smith said: ‘From a legal perspective don’t expect this ICE officer to be prosceuted, I’m telling you right now. She was in the car, protesting, blocking off the street, an officer got in front of the car, another on the side, and she tried to take off. 

‘And in their eyes… other folks, on the right, are saying no, they consider it an act of domestic terrorism becaise she tried to run over an ICE officer. Not gonna be prosectued.

‘My point is let’s not focus on that for a second, ok. She was wrong to drive off, she shouldn’t have done that. Or she should have asked the officer, “I am pulling over, can you move out the way please?” instead of trying to disregard him totally to the point where you are gonna take off and potentoally hit him and he moves out the way and draws his gun and shoots through the front windhsield and takes her out.’

‘But it wasn’t necessary. You could have arrested her, you could have spared the woman’s life. You didn’t have to kill her.

Good was shot three times in the face at a protest in Minneapolis on Wednesday and died at the scene after trying to drive off

‘So even though the law, from a literal perspective, might be on his side, the reality is your humanity comes into question because you didn’t have to kill her. She didn’t have to die.

‘We’re living in a country now where some people more often than not are becoming lawless and law enforcement officials are not only about enforcing the law while serving and protecting, but they are also taking lives. 

‘At least in this casen that was the case. I believe it was totally unnecessary.’

At a press conference on Wednesday night, Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem said the ICE agent ‘used his training to save his own life and that of his colleagues’.

She added: ‘Any loss of life is a tragedy, and I think we can all agree it was preventable.

‘Our officer followed his training and did exactly what he’s been taught to do in that situation.

‘The officer was hit by the vehicle. She hit him. He has been released [from hospital], but he is going to spend some time with his family.

‘He is an experienced officer, he has been in situations like this before, and he certainly went out and used his training today.’