Riots have broken out in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after a woman was shot and killed by an ICE officer amid a Department of Homeland Security operation that sent 2,000 additional agents to the sanctuary city.
The Shooting
According to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, an ICE vehicle got stuck in the snow and, as law enforcement agents attempted to free it, a group of agitators began blocking them in and shouting at them. Videos on social media show a maroon Honda Pilot, driven by 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, stopped perpendicularly on Portland Avenue.
Currently, there are no videos showing what happened leading up to the incident, but there is a witness account that Good was blocking traffic in hopes of impeding ICE efforts. Defenders have called Good a “legal observer,” but, from what has been reported so far about her background, she appears to be a poet.
Prior to the shooting, a woman who has since identified herself as Good’s wife can be seen walking closely behind an agent who appears to be the person who eventually opens fire. The woman has her phone up, likely recording him. The agent also has a phone in his hand, likely recording her. It is unclear what led the two to take out their phones.
That leads to the video of what happened with the vehicle Good was driving. While the female protester and agent appear to be filming each other, a grey pickup truck pulls up to the scene. Two federal agents get out of the vehicle. Good can be heard saying, “What’s going on?” The officers quickly walked up and told her to “get out of the car” and then “get out of the fucking car.”
Good’s window was down and she was looking directly at them. She then put her car into reverse. Right as she reversed her car, the agent who fired the shot moved in front of the vehicle near the driver’s side headlight.
In the forefront of the footage (which you can watch in the first video below) you initially only see the agent at the driver’s side door fighting to get the car door open as Good begins to reverse. The agent who fired the shots then moved into frame in front of the SUV while Good was still reversing. She immediately put the car in drive and started moving forward, and the video shows no hesitation between Good reversing the vehicle and putting it into drive.
About two seconds passed between the tires moving forward and the gun firing. The same agent fired two more rounds. The SUV continued moving forward and eventually crashed into a parked car. The agent who is believed to have fired the gun walked towards the crashed SUV, before walking back up and telling others to call 911.
Another video of the shooting obtained by the local ABC affiliate offers additional detail that Megyn said is “key.” In that footage, you can see the agent put his foot back to brace himself as he was hit by the car before he fired and moved to the side.
“We also noticed something else interesting that will be huge if it gets released to the public: The agent who fires his gun is holding up his cell phone at the same time likely still recording,” Megyn added. “You see his hand holding what appears to be his phone, so there is likely video of this incident from the agent’s vantage point. If this ever does go to trial, that will be explosive evidence.”
The Reaction
Noem has defended the ICE agent, who was treated at a local hospital and released. “It’s very clear that this individual was harassing and impeding law enforcement operations,” she told reporters. “Our officer followed his training, did exactly what he’s been taught to do in that situation, and took actions to defend himself and defend his fellow law enforcement officers.”
In a Truth Social post, President Donald Trump also characterized the incident as self-defense. “The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer, who seems to have shot her in self defense,” he wrote, in part.
Minnesota officials have had a different take. Democratic Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey quickly placed blame on the Trump administration with inflammatory remarks at a press conference. “We’ve dreaded this moment since the early stages of this ICE presence in Minneapolis. What they are doing is not to provide safety in America,” he railed. “What they are doing is causing chaos and distrust. They’re ripping families apart. They’re sowing chaos on our streets. And in this case, quite literally killing people.”
“They are already trying to spin this as an action of self-defense,” Frey added. “Having seen the video of myself, I want to tell everybody directly, that is bullshit and I have a message for ICE. To ICE: Get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”
The mayor called the administration’s assertions that the officer acted in self-defense a “garbage narrative,” something echoed by embattled Gov. Tim Walz. The Dem referred to the operation as a “dangerous, sensationalized threat to public safety.”
Tensions flared in the streets in the hours following the incident, and Walz placed the Minnesota National Guard on a warning order in anticipation of unrest. The shooting is under investigation by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and FBI.
New Details
While the ICE agent who fired his gun remains unidentified, Megyn reported a “stunning update” in the case on Thursday’s Megyn Kelly Show. DHS has confirmed the agent was involved in an incident last summer that was very similar to what happened in Minneapolis.
Per the Department of Justice, law enforcement officers attempted to arrest Roberto Carlos Munoz-Guatemala, a convicted sex offender, on an immigration order on June 17, 2025. Agents stopped him, but he was uncooperative and refused to follow directions.
After warning him several times, an agent, who we believe is the same agent involved in yesterday’s shooting, broke the back window so that he could open the vehicle from the inside. The man then accelerated his car. As he sped away, the agent’s arm became trapped between the seat and the car frame. Munoz-Guatemala dragged the federal agent for more than 100 yards, while weaving back and forth in an attempt to shake him from the car. The agent was eventually jarred free from the car but suffered significant injuries to his arms and hand.
This previous incident, Megyn said, could prove to be incredibly relevant to the agent’s reasonable perception of what was happening to him in Minneapolis.
Legal Analysis
With many on the left and in corporate media ratcheting up the rhetoric and seemingly trying to turn this situation into the summer of 2020 all over again, Megyn said “you really do have to pay attention to understand the law and what’s real.”
On Thursday’s show, she was joined by attorneys and MK True Crime contributors Dave Aronberg, Phil Holloway, and Ashleigh Merchant to break down what the video footage reveals, what the law says, and where this goes from here.
A Closer Look at the Video Footage
Megyn breaks down the various videos of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis, shares new information about the background of the ICE agent involved, and more.
The Possible Lawsuits
Megyn and the legal experts discuss the potential for criminal and civil lawsuits related to the shooting, the components that will come into play from all sides, and more.
The Key Question of the Case
Megyn, Aronberg, Holloway, and Merchant debate the key question of whether the ICE agent felt he was in danger, the problem with eyewitness accounts, and more.
You can check out Megyn’s full analysis by tuning in to episode 1,226 on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you like to listen. And don’t forget that you can catch The Megyn Kelly Show live on SiriusXM’s The Megyn Kelly Channel (channel 111) weekdays from 12pm to 2pm ET.