Federal officials say the ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good during a chaotic encounter in Minneapolis last week suffered internal bleeding to the torso, a revelation that bolsters claims that the officer acted in self-defense.
Sources briefed on the agent’s medical condition told reporters that the injury occurred when Good’s vehicle struck the officer, identified as Jonathan Ross, a 10-year law enforcement veteran. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed the internal injury but declined to release additional medical details, citing privacy concerns.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said earlier that Ross had been treated at a local hospital immediately following the January 7 shooting and was released the same day. “The officer was hit by the vehicle. She hit him. He went to the hospital. A doctor did treat him. He has been released,” Noem said at the time, adding that Ross “acted to protect himself and his fellow agents.”
Ross’s newly confirmed injury may reshape the public perception of the case, which has ignited national controversy and partisan outrage. Early video clips of the incident — which showed Good driving her SUV toward a cluster of federal agents — sparked protests and claims from left-wing activists that the officer overreacted.
But officials say forensic evidence and hospital records now corroborate Ross’s account that he was struck by the car before opening fire.
The vehicle reportedly made direct contact with his lower body, causing internal bleeding consistent with blunt-force trauma.
🚨 IT’S OFFICIAL: The Minneapolis ICE agent rammed by Renee Good’s vehicle suffered INTERNAL BLEEDING at his torso because he was, indeed, struck
This is the patriot the Left called a “m*rderer.”
This is the patriot the Left claimed was never in any real danger.
LIE, LIE, LIE. pic.twitter.com/pK24NCOqsq
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 14, 2026
U.S. Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino told reporters that Ross is recovering and currently in a secure location after receiving death threats in the wake of the shooting.
“He’s in a safe location. He’s recovering from those injuries, and we’re thankful that he’s recovering,” Bovino said.
Ross’s medical history also shows he had previously been injured in a nearly identical incident last June, when he was dragged by a vehicle during an attempted arrest in the same region.
Court records indicate that he required 33 stitches and several days of hospital care after that attack — a prior trauma that officials say may have influenced his split-second decision to fire.
Good, 37, was killed after allegedly attempting to ram Ross and other ICE officers while blocking their vehicle with her SUV.
Federal officials later described her as part of a radical anti-ICE activist network known as ICE Watch, which they say has interfered with multiple immigration enforcement operations in sanctuary cities.
Yet even as tensions remain high, some members of Good’s family have publicly urged calm and understanding. Her former father-in-law, Timmy Macklin, told CNN’s Erin Burnett OutFront that he supports President Donald Trump and does not blame the agent involved.
“It’s hard for everybody involved,” Macklin said. “At first, I didn’t see the footage where he was actually being rammed. I’ve seen the bumper of the car hitting his legs. And so in a flash like that, it’s hard to say how you would react.”
Macklin added that while he mourns Good’s death, he does not condone her actions. “Do I agree with everything that she did? Absolutely not.”
On CBS Evening News, anchor Tony Dokoupil said he spoke with Good’s biological father — himself a Trump supporter — who said he was devastated by his daughter’s death but also frustrated that activists and media outlets were politicizing the tragedy.
Federal officials say the investigation remains active, but early findings — including bodycam footage, eyewitness statements, and medical evidence — point strongly toward the agent’s use of force being justified under DHS policy.
A senior federal law enforcement source told Fox News Digital that the department’s internal review is “moving toward closure” and that “every piece of evidence backs the officer’s account.”
The new details appear to vindicate Secretary Noem’s early assessment that the officer “used his training and saved his own life and that of his fellow officers.”
For now, DHS says Agent Ross remains on administrative leave, recovering from his injuries while the department finalizes its report.
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