A fatal shooting on a snow-covered street in south Minneapolis has ignited a fierce debate over the use of force by federal immigration agents. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer Jonathan Ross shot and killed Renee Nicole Good during a confrontation on Wednesday, as she reportedly attempted to drive away.
Conflicting Accounts of the Fatal Encounter
The incident has spawned sharply different narratives. While Trump administration figures, including former President Donald Trump, defended Ross, claiming Good was an agitator who tried to run him over with her SUV, witness testimony paints a different picture. Witnesses speaking to NBC News stated it did not appear Ross was directly in the path of Good's vehicle as she tried to evade the officers.
Ross, a military veteran, served in the Indiana National Guard and was deployed to Iraq from November 2004 to November 2005. As a Specialist in the 138th Signal Battalion, he earned several medals including the Army Commendation Medal and the Iraq Campaign Medal. Court documents reveal he worked as a machine gunner on a combat logistical patrol team during his deployment.
Jonathan Ross: From War Veteran to ICE Officer
After returning from Iraq, Ross began a career in federal law enforcement. He joined the US Border Patrol in 2007 in El Paso, Texas, where he worked until 2015 as a field intelligence agent focused on drug cartels and human trafficking networks.
His personal life and beliefs have come under scrutiny following the shooting. In an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail, his 80-year-old father, Ed Ross, vigorously defended his son's actions. "She hit him," Ed Ross claimed. "He also had an officer whose arm was in the car. He will not be charged with anything." The father described his son as a "nicer, kinder person," a committed conservative Christian, and a tremendous father and husband.
Neighbors told the Daily Mail that Ross is a hardcore MAGA supporter. Until recently, he had been flying pro-Trump flags and the 'Don't Tread On Me' Gadsden flag at his home on a quiet cul-de-sac.
Family Background and Personal Details
Further details emerged about Ross's family. His 38-year-old wife, whose parents are doctors living in the Philippines, married Ross in August 2012, according to her Instagram posts. Photos from July 2013 show her posing next to a US Border Patrol helicopter when the couple lived near El Paso. Her social media also featured baking recipes from a Spanish-language cookbook. Ed Ross confirmed his son's wife is a U.S. citizen but declined to elaborate further on her immigration history.
The shooting of Renee Nicole Good remains under investigation, with the core question of whether Ross's use of lethal force was justified hanging in the balance, heavily contested by opposing accounts from authorities and eyewitnesses.
