Minnesota launches own probe of ICE shooting after FBI freezes out locals

The Minnesota Star Tribune on Jan 9, 2026

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MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota leaders announced Friday an investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross earlier this week in Minneapolis.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced the investigation after the FBI took sole ownership of investigating the shooting, which renewed tensions in the Twin Cities amid increased federal immigration enforcement.

Moriarty and Ellison said Friday that the FBI seized and will not share key pieces of evidence, such as Good's vehicle. They asked the public to submit evidence through a secure portal.

Moriarty and Ellison also paid tribute to Good's life.

"She died trying to be a ... legal observer to look out for the interests of the most vulnerable members of our community," Ellison said.

At a news conference Friday morning, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey echoed calls for local leaders to be involved in the investigation. Addressing federal officials regarding the FBI taking sole ownership of the shooting probe: “If you’ve got nothing to hide from, then don’t hide from it.”

Meanwhile, Minnesota Public Radio is reporting that Good's wife released a statement Friday explaining what brought both of them to the scene of an immigration enforcement action on Portland Avenue.

“We stopped to support our neighbors,” the statement released to MPR by Becca Good read. “We had whistles. They had guns.”

Protesters have been blowing whistles where ICE activity is present in an effort to alert anyone nearby of agents’ presence.

"I am now left to raise our son," the statement read, "and to continue teaching him, as Renee believed, that there are people building a better world for him. That the people who did this had fear and anger in their hearts, and we need to show them a better way.”

Minneapolis crews removed barriers and opened streets early Friday morning around the site of the shooting. The incident amplified tensions between local and federal officials as immigration enforcement ramps up in the area, thrusting the Twin Cities once again into the national spotlight.

Gov. Tim Walz has called for a day of unity on Friday as protesters continue to demonstrate against Good’s death. The governor activated the National Guard in preparation for potential unrest following the shooting.

Meanwhile, “Operation Metro Surge” continued Thursday with immigration arrests reported around the state following an influx of federal agents this week.

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