ICE Shootings In Minneapolis And Portland 

By Kelly Tran

On Jan. 7, Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after trying to drive away during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid. 

Tricia McLaughlin, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson, described Good as a "violent rioter" who was "blocking" ICE officers by using her car to attempt to run over an officer. Because of this, she said the ICE agent fired defensive shots as he feared for his life. 

Additionally, on Truth Social, President Donald Trump said Good "viciously ran over the ICE Officer,” and “based on the attached clip, it is hard to believe he is alive." 

Clips of the incident, as well as witness statements, have surfaced on social media, discrediting these claims, as there was minimal evidence to prove she caused or intended to harm the officer. In these videos, Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent, is seen to the left of the car with the vehicle’s wheels turned to the right, driving away from the agent. The officer then fatally shot Good three times at close range through the windshield at her head.

Sources have since confirmed that Good was a U.S. citizen. Despite this, federal authorities did not identify her by name or confirm her citizenship at the time of the event.

A day later, a Border Patrol agent shot two people in Portland, Oregon, during a targeted vehicle stop. 

There is no video evidence of this interaction, though according to McLaughlin, “the driver weaponized his vehicle and attempted to run over the law enforcement agents.” Out of fear, the agent “fired a defensive shot.” There was more than one shot, seen as both the driver and his passenger suffered gunshot wounds. 

In this almost identical statement about Good’s shooting, McLaughlin is claiming the officers in Minnesota and Portland shot the victims in self-defense. Yet, both incidents left the ICE agent or border patrol agent unharmed.

Portland Police Chief Bob Day has come out with information about the victims, Luis David Nico Moncada and Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras, identifying them as Venezuelan aliens with ties to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. “This information, in no way, is meant to disparage or to condone or support or agree with any of the actions that occurred yesterday," the chief added. He claims he hesitated to reveal this information due to the "historic injustice of victim blaming" by law enforcement.