The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has escalated a bitter public dispute over a fatal police shooting by releasing a new video it claims proves the victim was deliberately interfering with a federal operation.
New Footage Emerges in Controversial Case
The footage, posted by DHS on social media, shows 37-year-old Renee Good parked sideways on Portland Avenue in Minneapolis last Wednesday. Her maroon Honda Pilot is positioned approximately 100 feet away from where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were carrying out an enforcement action.
Throughout the video, which appears to be filmed from a second-storey window, the persistent sound of a car horn can be heard. It remains unclear whether Good was the one sounding the horn. The DHS has characterised this as new evidence demonstrating that Good was, in their words, "STALKING and IMPEDING a law enforcement operation over the course of the morning."
A Confrontation Unfolds on Portland Avenue
In the video, Good can be seen waving other vehicles past her stationary car. At least five civilian-driven cars pass her before a grey pickup truck containing ICE agents pulls up, stops in front of her vehicle, and activates its sirens.
Near the end of the clip, the agents are seen beginning to encircle Good's SUV, matching angles from other ground-level footage of the incident that circulated earlier. This confrontation preceded the moment when a federal agent shot and killed Good.
DHS Accuses Media of 'Failing the American People'
The release of the video was accompanied by a strongly worded statement from DHS, which took direct aim at traditional news outlets. "The media continues to fail the American people in their reporting on the events in Minneapolis," the agency declared. "The evidence speaks for itself. The legacy media has lost the trust of the American people."
This public posting marks the latest instance of the federal government explicitly arguing that the shooting was justified, at least in part, because they perceived Good as an agitator obstructing their work. The move represents a highly unusual step of a government agency using its official platform to present what it calls evidence in an ongoing case while criticising press coverage.
