The federal agent at the center of a fatal Minneapolis shooting has been publicly identified, as outrage continues to build over the death of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother who was shot while driving her SUV near an ICE operation.
Jonathan E. Ross, 43, is an Enforcement and Removal Operations agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and a U.S. military veteran who served in Iraq. He has served as an immigration officer since at least 2013 and has lived near Minneapolis since 2015.
The shooting occurred Wednesday afternoon as ICE agents were operating in a residential area. Good was struck after agents fired multiple shots into her vehicle, which then careened into parked cars and a light pole.
Father Defends the Shooting
Ross’s father, Ed Ross, defended his son in an interview, insisting the shooting was justified.
“She hit him,” the elder Ross said, claiming that an officer’s arm was inside the vehicle at the time of the encounter. He said his son would not be charged and described him as “a committed Christian,” a devoted husband, and a loving father.
“You would never find a nicer, kinder person,” he added. “I couldn’t be more proud of him.”
Background of the Agent and His Family
Ross, who goes by Jon, has served as an immigration officer since at least 2013. Records show he purchased a home outside Minneapolis in 2015 using a Veterans Administration loan. Neighbors described him as politically outspoken in recent years, saying he displayed pro-Trump and “Don’t Tread on Me” flags outside his home, though those symbols were gone in the days following the shooting.
Ross is married to a woman with Filipino parents. The couple wed in 2012 and have children together. Social media posts from earlier years show the family living near the southern border and interacting with Border Patrol imagery, including photos near a helicopter in Texas.
Family members have previously clashed with Ross over politics, including disagreements surrounding extremist groups during the 2020 presidential election.
Conflicting Accounts of the Shooting
Federal officials insist Good used her SUV as a weapon. ICE said she deliberately drove toward agents, forcing them to open fire.
Witnesses tell a sharply different story.
Video footage shows Good’s vehicle briefly blocking the road as agents ordered her to move. As she reversed and attempted to leave, an agent appeared to grab at the driver-side door before shots rang out. The SUV then sped away uncontrollably, crashing into nearby objects as bystanders screamed.
A bullet hole was later visible through the driver-side windshield.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey dismissed ICE’s claims outright, calling them “bulls**t,” and said eyewitness accounts contradict the agency’s version of events.
Witnesses claimed Good and her wife, Rebecca, were acting as legal observers and filming ICE activity when the shooting occurred.
Political Fallout and Federal Response
Trump allies, including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Vice President JD Vance, have publicly defended Ross. Both cited a past injury he suffered during a separate arrest to argue that federal agents face constant danger.
Democratic leaders in Minneapolis and Minnesota have demanded ICE leave the state following Good’s death. Noem rejected those calls, saying federal agents are “not going anywhere.”
Good and her wife are understood to have left the United States after the 2024 election, briefly staying in Canada before settling in Minneapolis. They shared a six-year-old child.
As investigations continue, the case has become a flashpoint in the national debate over immigration enforcement, police use of force, and accountability, with two sharply opposing narratives now colliding in the aftermath of a single, deadly encounter.
