New details released by the Department of Homeland Security are adding fuel to the debate surrounding a deadly confrontation between a federal immigration officer and a Minneapolis woman last week.
According to Fox News, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin confirmed Wednesday that the federal agent involved in the Jan. 7 shooting suffered internal bleeding after being struck by the woman’s vehicle.
The agent, identified as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Jonathan Ross, fatally shot Renee Nicole Good during the encounter.
According to McLaughlin, the injuries involved internal bleeding to Ross’ torso. The precise severity of those injuries was not immediately disclosed.
The update contrasts sharply with earlier public statements from local leadership that appeared to minimize the agent’s condition.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem previously said Ross was transported to a hospital following the incident and was released later the same day. At the time, no additional details about the nature of his injuries were made public.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey later suggested the agent had not been seriously hurt, remarks that have since drawn criticism from federal officials.
“The ICE agent walked away with a hip injury that he might as well have gotten from closing a refrigerator door with his hips,” Frey told reporters Friday. “Give me a break. No, he was not ran over. He walked out of there with a hop in his step.”
Cellphone video of the confrontation has circulated online, prompting sharply divided reactions from elected officials, law enforcement leaders, and local residents.
Federal authorities have maintained that Ross fired his weapon in self-defense after Good drove her vehicle toward him. Officials have characterized her actions as “an act of domestic terrorism” and said she had been following and harassing federal officers earlier that day.
Vice President JD Vance pushed back forcefully against claims that the shooting was unjustified.
“Many of you have been told this law enforcement officer wasn’t hit by a car, wasn’t being harassed, and murdered an innocent woman,” Vance wrote Friday in a post on X. “The reality is that his life was endangered and he fired in self defense.”
Frey rejected that explanation outright, calling the self-defense argument “garbage.”
Other Democrats and some Minneapolis residents have echoed that view, condemning the shooting as murder and demanding that Ross be prosecuted.
The case has intensified tensions between federal and local officials, with competing narratives emerging over what unfolded in the moments leading up to the fatal shot.
As investigators continue to review evidence, including video footage and witness accounts, officials say additional information may be released.
This is a developing news story. Check back for updates.
