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By Kate Plummer

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The father of Jonathan Ross, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday has spoken out and said his son "will not be charged with anything."

Good, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen, was shot by Ross in the Minnesota city on Wednesday, during a traffic stop on a residential street in south Minneapolis, near East 34th Street and Portland Avenue.

The shooting has been the center of national debate since. The Trump administration defended the agent, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem claiming Good had "attempted to run a law enforcement officer over" before she was shot. But others have disputed this. Minnesota Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar said on X "there was no attempt to run the officer over," while the city's mayor Jacob Frey told the agency to "get the f*** out of Minneapolis."

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Speaking to the Daily Mail, Ross' father, Ed Ross, defended his son after court documents, seen by Newsweek, revealed the agent's identity. "She hit him," he said. "He also had an officer whose arm was in the car. He will not be charged with anything."

A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson told Newsweek on Friday: “We are not going to expose the name of this officer. He acted according to his training. This officer is a longtime ICE officer who has been serving his country his entire life."

The officer's experience includes:

• More than 10 years of experience as an ICE Deportation Officer

• Selection for ICE’s Special Response Team, which requires:

  • 30 hours of tryouts just to be considered
  • A SRT Basic Operator Course
  • Continuous and ongoing training in several specialized skills, including breaching techniques, perimeter control, advanced firearms training, hostage rescue, and more.
  • Maintaining an expert marksman qualification on all issued firearms

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Why It Matters

The incident has fueled political division and debates about whether the shooting was justified, and protests erupted at the scene. It has also drawn symbolic significance as the shooting occurred about a mile from where George Floyd was killed by police in 2020.

It comes as President Donald Trump has, in his second administration, overseen a crackdown on immigration and crime and sent federal agents to various cities across the country. This broader policy is also being questioned, some arguing it precipitated Good's demise.

What To Know

Ed Ross told the publication "you would never find a nicer, kinder person." He added that his son was "a committed, conservative Christian, a tremendous father, a tremendous husband.

"I couldn't be more proud of him."

Vice President JD Vance said at a Thursday press conference that Ross, who he did not name, would be "protected by absolute immunity."

"He was doing his job," he told reporters.

Court documents reviewed by Newsweek show that Ross, who has served with ICE for nine years, was previously involved in an operation to apprehend a man prosecutors said was in the country illegally. During the encounter, Ross broke a vehicle window and reached inside to open the door as the driver sped off, dragging him for about the length of a football field in roughly 12 seconds.

An FBI agent applied a tourniquet to the officer’s bleeding arm. He later received dozens of stitches for multiple cuts and abrasions.

Noem referenced the June incident at a press conference on Thursday, saying Ross had been "dragged" by a vehicle while trying to apprehend a suspect.

What People Are Saying

A DHS spokesperson told Newsweek in a statement on Friday: "DHS will never confirm or deny attempts to dox our law enforcement officers. Doxxing our officers put their lives and their families in serious danger. Our law enforcement officers are on the frontlines arresting terrorists, gang members, murderers, pedophiles, and rapists. Now, thanks to the malicious rhetoric of sanctuary politicians, they are under constant threat from violent agitators. They are facing a 1,300% increase in assaults against them, a 3,200% increase in vehicular attacks against them, and an 8,000% increase in death threats against them. Publicizing their identities puts their lives and the lives of their families at serious risk. The Star Tribune should be absolutely ashamed of themselves for their reckless behavior, and they should delete their story immediately.”

**Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, in an official statement: "**ICE officers were out in enforcement action, they got stuck in the snow because of the adverse weather…They were attempting to push out their vehicle and a woman attacked them…and attempted to run them over and rammed them with her vehicle. An officer…acted quickly and defensively shot to protect himself and the people around him. My understanding is she was hit, and is deceased. These vehicle rammings are domestic acts of terrorism."

Minnesota Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar wrote on X: "You’re lying. There was no attempt to run the officer over and no ICE agents appear to be hurt. Get out of our city."

Minneapolis Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey, at a news conference, according to Fox 9: "So they are already trying to spin this as an action of self-defense. Having seen the video of myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bull****."

What Happens Next

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the FBI are leading investigations into the use of force.

Update 1/9/26, 9:55 a.m. ET: This article has been updated with comment from a DHS spokesperson.

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