In a case that has reignited the volatile intersection of federal policing and public protest, Jonathan Ross, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, has seen his personal net worth soar past $1 million. The windfall comes courtesy of a wave of online donations that has sparked a national firestorm and drawn the involvement of high-profile billionaires.
The shooting occurred on January 7, just blocks from the site of George Floyd’s murder, a location already heavy with the weight of civil rights history. Good, a mother of three, was struck by gunfire in the chest, arm, and head. While emergency responders reached the scene within minutes, she was pronounced dead less than an hour later, leaving behind a grieving family and a city on edge.
A Narrative War: “Violent Agitator” vs. “Victim of Force”
In the days following the incident at East 34th Street and Portland Avenue, the federal government and local leadership offered diametrically opposed accounts. President Donald Trump characterized Good as “very violent” and “radical,” while administration officials went so far as to label her a “lunatic.”
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey reacted with visible frustration to the federal characterization, dismissing the administration’s claims