The fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis has sparked outrage across the United States.
At the same time, many are trying to understand what actually happened — and one key detail in the videos circulating online may help provide answers.
Renee Nicole Good, 37, was killed on Wednesday during a confrontation with federal immigration officers.
Although the full circumstances of her death remain under investigation, the Department of Homeland Security alleged that she had “weaponized her vehicle,” going so far as to label the incident “an act of domestic terrorism” — a characterization later echoed by President Trump.
But part of the incident caught on video now tells a very different story than the federal account, according to some. Rather than showing a deliberate attack, many viewers interpret it as Good trying to flee while agents surrounded her vehicle.
In the clip circulating online, an ICE officer is seen attempting to open Good’s car door. Moments later, Good reverses, sharply turns her wheels, and tries to drive away. Another officer stands in front of the SUV — but the vehicle’s tires are visibly angled away from him.
Looking at the wheels
As the SUV begins moving, it clips the officer without knocking him down. Almost immediately, the officer fires one shot through the windshield, followed by at least two more through the driver’s side window as Good continues to flee. Her vehicle then careens roughly 100 feet before crashing into a parked white car.
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