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On Jan. 7 Renee Good, a 37-year-old mom of three, was shot and killed by a federal agent on Portland Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The incident was captured on a number of separate movies and unfold quickly on social media. The movies had been quickly accompanied by competing evaluation and narratives as to what had occurred.
Bellingcat checked out 5 movies filmed throughout the incident, together with one apparently from the cellphone of Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who shot and killed Good.
Whereas every video alone gives useful data, the 5 collectively present a fuller image of the state of affairs because it unfolded.
Synced Overview
One of many methods to visualise the complete incident was by monitoring the actions of the important thing gamers on an summary map, which Bellingcat did shortly after the incident on Jan. 7.
Utilizing eyewitness video shared by Daniel Suitor on Bluesky we tracked the actions of federal brokers on the scene – together with Ross as he moved across the avenue. The video additionally captured the place and actions of Good’s car earlier than, throughout and after the pictures had been fired.
We’ve additionally up to date our animated map of the positions of brokers and automobiles throughout the incident right here with new footage revealed by @cnn.com that exhibits the shooter nearer to a white SUV previous to the shootingbsky.app/profile/bell…
— Bellingcat (@bellingcat.com) Jan 8, 2026 at 18:38
Shut-Up View
One other video, filmed by a bystander and later shared by the Minnesota Reformer, exhibits a more in-depth view of Ross’ actions within the moments instantly earlier than the taking pictures.
Within the video, Ross will be seen along with his cellphone in his left hand filming Good earlier than he pulls his gun out of its holster along with his proper hand. Roughly one second elapses earlier than he fires the primary spherical by means of Good’s entrance window. Two extra pictures comply with.
A nonetheless from that very same video captures Ross as he walks previous within the seconds after the taking pictures. A digital camera app seems open on his cellphone.
Agent’s Cellphone
On Jan. 9, a video filmed by Ross was revealed on X by a conservative information outlet known as Alpha Information.
By syncing this video up with the opposite 4 out there movies, it was potential to watch extra of what occurred, together with from Ross’ tough perspective. Nonetheless, you will need to word that Ross was holding the cellphone barely away from his physique, so what seems within the video could be marginally completely different to what would have been his line of sight.
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Within the footage, Good will be seen backing up earlier than veering to the precise as Ross and the digital camera transfer to her left. It’s not clear from this footage precisely how shut the automotive got here to Ross, because the cellphone factors up and away because the car strikes ahead. Somebody will be heard saying “whoa” earlier than gunshots are heard.
An angle captured from down the road (center decrease proper within the synchronised video beneath and in full view right here) – which some have prompt exhibits Ross being hit by the car – does seem to indicate the car go near the agent as he fires. Nonetheless, the close-up video shared by the Minnesota Reformer (center high and in full view right here) exhibits Ross transferring out of the best way and to the aspect of the car as he fires.
One other video revealed by CNN (center decrease left) exhibits a head-on view of the incident from surveillance footage.
New footage from the ICE agent’s cellphone who shot at Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis has emerged, posted by AlphaNews on X. We’ve positioned that footage in a synced timeline with the opposite presently out there footage.
— Bellingcat (@bellingcat.com) Jan 9, 2026 at 21:23
Nearly one week after the incident, protests have been held in Minneapolis and different cities within the US.
US President, Donald Trump, and Division of Homeland Safety, Kristi Noem, initially mentioned that Good had tried to run over an ICE officer after blocking the street, labelling her a “home terrorist”. Nonetheless, the Democratic mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey, mentioned that model of occasions was “rubbish” and disproven by the video footage.
On Monday Jan. 12, Noem, advised FOX Information that extra ICE brokers could be despatched to Minnesota.
Particular person hyperlinks to every of the 5 movies detailed above will be discovered right here, right here, right here, right here and right here.
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