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• New footage: Video captured by an ICE agent gives a raw, up-close perspective of the pivotal moments surrounding his fatal shooting Wednesday of Renee Good in Minneapolis. Vice President JD Vance retweeted it, saying it shows the officer was endangered.
• National protests: Protests and vigils are taking place nationwide after the agent fatally shot the Minneapolis mother, deepening tensions over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. View CNN’s video analysis of the incident.
• Scrutiny over investigation: Amid calls for a transparent investigation, the FBI has taken over the probe, with one of Minnesota’s top investigative agencies saying it has been blocked from accessing key materials. City officials today reiterated pleas to be involved in the investigation.
Anti-ICE protesters wear costumes, bang pots and pans and play musical instruments in Minneapolis downtown
Several anti-ICE protesters staged a demonstration outside a hotel in downtown Minneapolis this evening, holding up signs that say, “Abolish ICE” and “Justice for Renee Good” after the mother was fatally shot by an ICE agent this week.
Many protesters wore inflatable costumes and novelty hats, banging pots and pans and playing musical instruments such as a flute. Others whistled and chanted.
Video from 2 minutes before Minneapolis shooting shows several federal agent vehicles stopped on street
Video Credit: Lynette Reini-Grandell
New video shared with CNN shows the roughly two minutes before the fatal shooting of Renee Good on Wednesday.
Lynette Reini-Grandell, who lives near where the shooting happened, filmed this video which shows Good’s vehicle blocking the street as several cars honk and residents off-camera blow whistles.
Several vehicles stopped on the street appear to belong to federal agents. Multiple agents, some of whom are wearing ICE vests, get out of their vehicles and can be seen walking in the direction of Good’s vehicle.
Then 90 seconds after she began recording, multiple law enforcement sirens can be heard as well as the sound of yelling.
At approximately two minutes, the fatal gunshots can be heard. By this point, Reini-Grandell’s camera isn’t facing Good’s vehicle.
ICE in Minneapolis and Portland headlines you should know about
We’ve been covering developments out of Minneapolis and Portland today.
Here are headlines from the day on the topic across CNN that you should know:
- CNN was granted rare access inside the Border Patrol Academy in Artesia, New Mexico, as a series of operational and training changes were coming into force like new lessons on car chases and shooting. Read about it here.
- Oregon authorities are investigating a shooting by a Border Patrol agent in Portland that wounded two people authorities say are tied to a violent international gang – an incident that renewed questions about the Trump administration’s handling of its immigration crackdown in the city and across the US. Get the details here.
- Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is telling residents to be ready for something they haven’t seen in Minneapolis and St. Paul since the destructive aftermath of George Floyd’s murder: National Guard troops on the streets. Learn more.
- Mutual distrust between federal and state authorities derailed plans for a joint FBI and state criminal investigation into Wednesday’s shooting, leading to the highly unusual move by the Justice Department to block state investigators from participating in the probe. Read more.
- Read about the video captured by ICE agent Jonathan Ross that gives a raw, up-close perspective of the pivotal moments surrounding his fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis. Then get into how the footage raises new questions about ICE’s tactics.
- As questions continue to mount about the circumstances that led the ICE officer to open fire and kill Good, the agent’s potentially traumatic recent history could be as much a point of discussion as his tactics and training. Get the details here.
City of Minneapolis shares guidance on how to spot its employees with "multiple federal agencies in town"
In a bulletin posted Friday by the City of Minneapolis, photos of the uniforms worn by different city employees ranging from police to animal control are featured, along with a short disclaimer: “With multiple federal agencies in town, you should be familiar with the uniforms worn by City of Minneapolis employees.”
The guidance is also available in Somali, Spanish, Hmong and Oromo.
CNN’s Sarah Dewberry contributed to this report.
Renee Good moved to Minneapolis before Trump's inauguration due to fears of “what was to come,” ex-neighbor says
Renee Good, her wife and son moved from Kansas City, Missouri, to Minneapolis shortly before President Donald Trump’s inauguration last year because they were “a little afraid of what was to come,” the family’s former neighbor Jennifer told CNN.
Jennifer, who asked CNN not to include her last name for security reasons, said she lived across the street from Good for about six months in 2024, during which the two families’ children had play dates together.
The Good family wanted to get “away for a while” before Trump’s inauguration in January 2025, said Jennifer, adding: “I think they were a little afraid of what was to come, and they had the ability to get out.”
Trump had previously alleged that Good “violently, willfully and viciously ran over” an ICE agent during their encounter. When asked about this, Jennifer said, “she wasn’t ever trying to incite violence.”
The video footage of Good’s killing “looks like she’s trying to get away and she’s trying to deescalate the situation,” Jennifer added.
USDA halts more than $100 million in federal funding to Minnesota and Minneapolis amid fraud investigation
The US Department of Agriculture is pausing more than $100 million in federal financial awards to Minnesota and Minneapolis in the Trump administration’s latest clamp down on the beleaguered state amid a widening fraud probe.
In a letter to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey, both Democrats who have battled with the administration, the agency did not specify what awards were being suspended. But the USDA said they total more than $129 million.
A USDA spokesperson told CNN that the suspension affects grants but did not provide further details.
The state and city have 30 days to provide justification for all federal expenditures from January 20, 2025 – when President Donald Trump took office – and for all future awards, the letter stated. Without that justification, the awards will remain suspended.
Minnesota is in the midst of a massive fraud scandal involving multiple federal funding programs. The Trump administration has been hammering Walz for failing to identify and stop the crime. He announced this week that he is dropping his reelection bid.
CNN has reached out to spokespeople for Walz and Frey.
Minneapolis public schools offer "optional online learning opportunity" till February 12
In a notice on its website welcoming students back to school on January 12, Minneapolis Public Schools announced it will also offer “an optional online learning opportunity for families who may need it” through February 12.
More information about this option has been shared with staff and families, the release said.
Today’s announcement does not indicate if the decision is tied to an ICE agent’s fatal shooting of Renee Good or the thousands of federal agents currently deployed in Minneapolis.
Public schools in Minneapolis previously announced Wednesday – the day of Good’s death – they would be closed for the remainder of the school week “due to safety concerns related to today’s incidents around the city.”
Other school-sponsored programs, activities, athletics and community education classes were also canceled, according to the Wednesday release.
CNN’s Dave Alsup and Chris Lau contributed to this report.
Vigil held for Renee Good outside Capitol building in Saint Paul
On Friday, people gathered outside the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul for a vigil honoring Renee Good, who was shot Wednesday during an altercation with an ICE agent.
“Join neighbors across Minnesota for a vigil of mourning and action calling for an end to the federal government’s surge of violence and cruelty on our families and communities,” Minnesota Rep. Steve Elkins said in a news release.
CNN affiliate KARE flew over the vigil, which showed a crowd gathered near the Capitol steps to listen to speakers.
Catch up on the latest developments in the investigation into Renee Good’s fatal shooting
Hundreds of people continue to stream into the site of where Renee Good was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis to pay their respects and mourn the mother of three at her memorial.
Get caught up here:
Trump reacts to Vance’s comments: President Donald Trump said Friday he hadn’t seen Vice President JD Vance’s comments claiming Good was a part of a “broader left-wing network.” In a press briefing Thursday at the White House, Vance stood strongly behind the ICE agent and suggested the victim was part of some kind of left-wing “network.”
UN spokesperson comments on video: Video captured by an ICE agent gives a raw, up-close perspective of the pivotal moments surrounding his fatal shooting of Good. United Nations spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the footage he saw of the shooting is “deeply disturbing” during a news briefing today.
Investigation update: In a letter addressed to US Attorney General Pam Bondi, Sen. Tina Smith and Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota call on the Justice Department, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to coordinate with state and local law enforcement and conduct a joint investigation with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension into Good’s shooting.
CNN’s Emma Tucker, Donald Judd, Liam Reilly and Sydney Bishop contributed reporting.
Minnesota senators urge Justice Department to coordinate with state, local authorities in public letter
In a letter addressed to US Attorney General Pam Bondi, Sen. Tina Smith and Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota call on the Justice Department, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to coordinate with state and local law enforcement and conduct a joint investigation with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension into the fatal shooting of Renee Good.
The BCA said in a Thursday statement it had “reluctantly withdrawn” from the investigation after the FBI informed the agency it would no longer have access to case materials or help lead the investigation.
“Without complete access to the evidence, witnesses and information collected, we cannot meet the investigative standards that Minnesota law and the public demands,” the BCA said.
The Democratic senators’ letter goes on to reference the assassination of Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman and the shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis as past examples of federal officials working closely with state law enforcement in critical investigations.
You can read the full letter here.
What is Alpha News, the Minnesota outlet that first obtained the ICE agent's cellphone footage?
A little-known conservative outlet in Minnesota was the first to obtain cellphone footage captured by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent involved in Wednesday’s fatal shooting of Renee Good.
Alpha News first published the video on X, where it was then boosted by Vice President JD Vance, who claimed it showed that ICE agent Jonathan Ross’s “life was endangered and he fired in self defense.” Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin similarly shared the video, writing that it “corroborates what DHS has stated all along.”
Alpha News describes itself as “a team of independent journalists with a mission of reporting stories that go untold by our state’s mainstream media.”
The nonprofit newsroom’s 2015 launch was publicly promoted by the Minnesota Tea Party Alliance, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported at the time, and “Many of the initial news stories from Alpha News cover issues which have been advocated by the Minnesota Tea Party Alliance.”
The outlet’s president, Alex Kharam, is the executive director of the Minnesota Freedom Club, which is “organized to educate the public about conservative principles and economic prosperity.”
In 2023, Alpha News produced “The Fall of Minneapolis,” a controversial documentary questioning mainstream accounts of George Floyd’s death and criticizing narratives around systemic policing issues.
Alpha News has a sizable online presence, with roughly 291,000 followers on Facebook and 117,000 on X. The outlet did not respond to a request for comment.
Hundreds of mourners continue heading to scene of killing as police enact crowd control
Hundreds of people continue to stream into the site of where Renee Good was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis to pay their respects and mourn the mother of three at her memorial where the crowd has only grown by the hour.
The Minneapolis Police Department has reopened Portland Avenue, where Good was fatally shot, to through traffic on Friday and officers are serving as crowd control at the site and surrounding intersections, according to CNN affiliate WCCO.
The entire street was blocked off by protesters with makeshift barriers on Thursday, which was broken down by city agencies overnight, WCCO reported.
Visitors are arriving at the memorial from around the state and the Midwest to mourn Good, leaving flowers, signs and other mementos, WCCO reported. The growing memorial now includes signs with names of people who have died while in ICE custody during past and present administrations.
This post has been updated with additional information.
Video of Renee Nicole Good’s fatal shooting is “deeply disturbing,” UN spokesperson says
United Nations spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the video footage he saw of Renee Nicole Good’s fatal shooting is “deeply disturbing” during a news briefing today.
He went on to defend the right to peaceful protest.
Trump says he hasn’t seen Vance’s comments claiming woman killed by ICE was part of left-wing network
President Donald Trump said Friday that he hadn’t seen Vice President JD Vance’s comments claiming Renee Nicole Good was a part of a “broader left-wing network.”
In a press briefing Thursday at the White House, Vance stood strongly behind the ICE agent and suggested the victim was part of some kind of left-wing “network.”
Trump on Friday went on to comment on another woman he’d seen in a video of the incident. “Look, I watched that yesterday, and there are a lot of lot of different forms to it, but there was a woman screaming, ‘Shame, shame, shame, shame.’ She was a agitator, probably a paid agitator, but in my opinion, she was an agitator, a very high-level agitator, so professional, she wouldn’t stop screaming,” Trump said.
Flowers and tributes pour in at memorial for Renee Good at rally organized by Somali community in Minneapolis
Flowers and tributes to Renee Good poured in at a memorial in Minneapolis during a rally today held by members of the city’s Somali community, dedicated to the mother who was killed by an ICE agent this week, video footage from CNN affiliate WCCO shows.
Scores of people stood side by side as Somali leaders who organized the event shared their grief and stood in solidarity with Good, whose death they said, “has shaken communities across the city” and the country while demanding justice and accountability.
“Renee was a real person, a neighbor, a loved one, a loved one without a life, a loved one with a life that mattered,” said a leader of the Somali American Leadership Table (SALT), who added Good was known for “looking out for those around her, including Somali neighbors.”
Another Somali speaker and organizer read aloud a poem written by Good “to remember her in her own words” as he described the mother of three as a poet and a “brave person,” according to WCCO footage.
Good’s killing came as the Trump administration has ramped up its immigration crackdown this week in Minnesota, where federal immigration authorities have been deployed since December in an operation targeting the state’s Somali population.
Tensions are high between ICE agents and communities after shootings this week. Catch up on the latest
As some people attended vigils held from New York to Portland, others took to the streets to express anger and frustration after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, deepening tensions over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
Here’s what you should know:
Investigation into Minneapolis shooting: Mutual distrust between federal and state authorities derailed plans for a joint FBI and state criminal investigation into Wednesday’s shooting, leading to the highly unusual move by the Justice Department to block state law enforcement from participating in the probe. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said the federal government should allow local involvement to ensure “a fair investigation.”
Remembering a wife and mother of three children: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz declared today a “Day of Unity” to honor the memory of Renee Good, the 37-year-old woman shot and killed by an ICE agent. Her wife, Becca Good, expressed her gratitude for the outpouring of support her family has received in a statement to Minnesota Public Radio. She described Renee as kind and said she “was made of sunshine.”
New cellphone video: Video captured by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross gives a raw, up-close perspective of the pivotal moments surrounding his fatal shooting of Renee Good. DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the newly released video backs up what the agency has said – the ICE agent acted in self-defense.
Calls for ICE to leave: Teachers with Education Minnesota held a news conference Friday morning, calling for ICE to stay away from their schools, saying they “must be places of safety, learning and belonging.” And Frey said he stands by the statements he made on Wednesday when he told ICE to “get the f**k out of Minneapolis.” High school students in the Twin Cities metropolitan area staged a march on Friday to protest federal immigration enforcement activity.
Ongoing protests: Two people were detained and released outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in the Minneapolis area Friday afternoon.
CNN’s Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez, Karina Tsui, Andy Rose, Kristen Holmes, Rebekah Riess, Alisha Ebrahimji, Nicquel Terry Ellis, Andi Babineau, Holmes Lybrand, Justin Lear and Sarah Dewberry, Sarah Boxer and Emma Tucker contributed reporting.
Meanwhile: Trump claims he won Minnesota three times, but he lost to Clinton, Biden and Harris
Another reason for President Donald Trump’s obsessive interest with Minnesota became clear on Friday.
“I feel that I won Minnesota,” Trump said today during a meeting with oil executives at the White House. “I think I won it all three times.”
That, however, is not true.
He lost Minnesota to Hillary Clinton in 2016, Joe Biden in 2020 and Kamala Harris in 2024.
Minnesota could be called the reddest blue state in the United States, one that the Democratic presidential nominee hasn’t lost since 1972, but those wins have frequently been at close margins.
From his first presidential campaign a decade ago, Trump’s aides told him that Minnesota was within his grasp. He aggressively fought to win the state, but failed all three times, according to the certified vote tallies.
In his race with Clinton, he fell short 1.5% or more than 44,500 votes. Four years later, he lost to Biden by 7% or more than 233,000 votes. And in his contest with Harris, he lost by 4% or more than 130,000 votes.
While Trump has long held up his contempt for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Harris’ running mate in the 2024 election, as the reason he has made the state the latest centerpiece of his immigration fight, he offered another reason today that had nothing to do with Walz.
“I won Minnesota three times,” Trump said, “and I didn’t get credit for it.”
But that statement, like so many of his claims of election fraud, is not rooted in fact.
More than 1,000 protests planned nationwide this weekend by “ICE out for good” coalition
More than 1,000 demonstrations calling on Immigration and Customs Enforcement to leave local communities are scheduled this weekend across the country, mobilized by a national coalition of advocacy groups, according to their news release.
The coordinated “ICE Out For Good” events are planned for Saturday and Sunday in response to “the escalation of ICE violence in our communities,” the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good as well as “the months-long pattern of unchecked violence and abuse in marginalized communities across America,” the coalition said.
All events organized by the coalition will bring together people who will gather in “nonviolent, lawful, and community-led” actions to honor the people who have died in ICE confrontations and demand accountability, said the coalition, which includes the American Civil Liberties Union and the 50501 protest movement.
Dozens of high school students in greater Minneapolis area march to protest ICE activity
Dozens of high school students in the Twin Cities metropolitan area staged a march on Friday to protest federal immigration enforcement activity following the fatal shooting of Renee Good.
The students first gathered at White Bear Lake High School and are set to reach White Bear Lake City Hall, CNN affiliate KARE reported. They were seen chanting and holding up signs peacefully while walking on the sidewalk near a road, aerial footage from KARE shows.
Meanwhile, all public schools in the city of Minneapolis were closed Thursday and Friday “due to safety concerns” and following a heated confrontation involving Border Patrol agents and community members outside Roosevelt High School on Wednesday, CNN has reported.
Families and educators in the city continue to demand ICE stay out of schools, saying immigration enforcement on school grounds does “the exact opposite of making school safe,” said Natasha Dockter, a leader with the teacher chapter of the Minneapolis Federation of Educators.
DHS reacts to ICE agent's cellphone footage: "The officer was in fear of his own life"
The Department of Homeland Security has once again doubled down on its previous argument that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross was acting in self-defense in his fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis.
“This footage corroborates what DHS has stated all along—that this individual was impeding law enforcement and weaponized her vehicle in an attempt to kill or cause bodily harm to federal law enforcement,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement obtained by CNN following the release of Ross’s cellphone footage capturing the pivotal moments surrounding the shooting.
“The officer was in fear of his own life, the lives of his fellow officers and acted in self-defense. The American people can watch this video with their own eyes and ears and judge for themselves,” McLaughlin wrote.
