Minneapolis, Minnesota – January 20, 2026 — The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good during an immigration enforcement operation in south Minneapolis on January 7 has been identified as Jonathan Ross, a 10-year veteran of ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations. Ross, who has served as a deportation officer since 2015 and previously worked with U.S. Border Patrol, was seriously injured in a separate incident just seven months earlier, when a suspect dragged him approximately 300 feet with a vehicle during an arrest attempt in Bloomington, Minnesota.

The Bloomington event occurred on June 19, 2025, during a targeted operation to apprehend Roberto Carlos Muñoz-Guatemala, a Mexican national living in the U.S. illegally and wanted on an immigration detainer. Muñoz-Guatemala had a prior conviction for sexually assaulting his 16-year-old stepdaughter in 2022. Federal agents, including Ross as part of the team, approached Muñoz-Guatemala at his residence. When he attempted to flee in his vehicle, Ross reached into the open window to unlock the door or detain him. Muñoz-Guatemala accelerated, trapping Ross’s arm and dragging him along the street for about 100 yards (roughly 300 feet) before Ross was dislodged and fell to the pavement.

Court documents from the subsequent federal case detail Ross’s injuries: multiple serious lacerations to both arms and hands, requiring a total of 33 stitches to close the wounds. He was transported to a hospital for immediate treatment. Muñoz-Guatemala was later apprehended, charged with assaulting a federal officer with a dangerous weapon (his vehicle), and convicted in December 2025. The incident was captured on video and cited by Department of Homeland Security officials as evidence of the dangers ICE agents face in the line of duty.

This prior assault resurfaced prominently in discussions following the Minneapolis shooting. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem referenced it during a press conference, noting that “the very same officer who was attacked today had previously been dragged by an anti-ICE rioter who had rammed him with a car and dragged him back in June.” A DHS spokesperson confirmed the Bloomington case matched the description. Vice President JD Vance and other administration figures highlighted the event to underscore the risks officers encounter amid escalating immigration enforcement under the current administration’s crackdown.\

On January 7, Ross was part of a team conducting operations in the Central neighborhood near Portland Avenue South between East 33rd and 34th Streets. Good, a mother of three, poet, and community member, was driving her Honda Pilot SUV after dropping her child at school when she encountered the agents. According to her family and witnesses, she stopped to observe and support neighbors potentially affected by the enforcement action. Video footage, including bystander recordings and cellphone video reportedly taken by Ross himself, shows the escalation: agents approached her vehicle, Good began to move forward slowly, Ross positioned himself near the front, shouted “whoa,” and fired multiple shots through the windshield and driver’s-side window.

Good was struck several times, including in the head and chest, and pronounced dead at the scene. Her partner, Becca Good, who was present and recording, has described the encounter as Good attempting to comply while agents issued conflicting commands. The family has rejected characterizations of the incident as Good “weaponizing” her vehicle or attempting to harm officers, calling such claims inaccurate based on available footage.

The Department of Homeland Security has maintained that Ross acted in self-defense, fearing for his life as the vehicle moved toward him. Officials pointed to his prior experience with vehicle assaults as context for heightened caution. However, synchronized video analyses by independent outlets have raised questions about the sequence, with no clear indication that Good struck Ross or that the vehicle posed an imminent lethal threat at the moment shots were fired. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey publicly disputed federal assertions, calling claims of Good running over an agent “bullshit” after reviewing footage.

The Bloomington incident has fueled debate about officer training, de-escalation protocols, and the psychological impact of repeated high-risk encounters. Ross, described in records as a leader in fugitive operations targeting “higher value” individuals, has a background that includes military service in Iraq before transitioning to federal law enforcement. His career reflects the broader evolution of immigration enforcement toward more tactical, military-style approaches.

Local and state officials in Minnesota have expressed frustration over limited access to evidence, with federal authorities taking control of the scene and restricting interviews. Hennepin County prosecutors have invited public submissions of video or information to aid their review, while emphasizing jurisdictional challenges in pursuing state charges against a federal officer. The Department of Justice has declined a civil rights investigation into the shooting, focusing instead on potential obstruction by Good’s partner or associates.

Protests have continued in Minneapolis and spread nationwide, with community members organizing neighborhood watches to monitor ICE activity and escort families to schools. Good’s family, through their legal team, has emphasized her peaceful nature and called for accountability, rejecting efforts to politicize her death.

As investigations proceed—including an ongoing FBI probe—the Bloomington incident serves as a stark reminder of the physical dangers agents face, while critics argue it may contribute to a mindset of heightened threat perception in future encounters. For Renee Good’s loved ones and the Minneapolis community, the focus remains on seeking clarity amid grief, as the nation grapples with the intersection of immigration policy, law enforcement tactics, and public safety.