The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, 37, during an enforcement operation in Minneapolis on Wednesday is a member of an Enforcement and Removal Operations Special Response Team and was seriously injured in a similar vehicle-related incident last year, according to federal officials.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the officer is a veteran law enforcement official who had previously been dragged by a vehicle while attempting to execute an immigration arrest in Minnesota in June 2025. Noem said the officer “followed his training” during Wednesday’s encounter and was treated at a local hospital after being struck by Good’s vehicle before being released.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, the earlier incident occurred on June 17, 2025, in Bloomington, Minnesota, when federal agents attempted to arrest Roberto Carlos Munoz, 39, on an immigration warrant. DHS said Munoz had previously been convicted of sex crimes involving a minor and had additional arrests for domestic assault and driving offenses.
Federal officials said Munoz refused repeated commands to roll down his windows or exit his vehicle during a traffic stop. As agents attempted to take him into custody, the officer used a window punch to break a rear window. Video from the incident shows the officer reaching into the vehicle as Munoz accelerated away, dragging the officer an estimated 50 yards before he fell free. DHS said the officer suffered significant lacerations to his arm and required 33 stitches.
At the time, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the officer was hospitalized and later released, and criticized Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for comments she said undermined federal law enforcement efforts.
“This illegal alien is a convicted child sex offender,” McLaughlin said in a June 2025 statement. “Instead of comparing ICE law enforcement to the Gestapo, the governor should be thanking our officers for arresting violent criminals.”
Federal officials confirmed Wednesday that the same officer involved in the Bloomington incident was involved in the Minneapolis shooting that killed Good. DHS has characterized the shooting as self-defense, alleging that Good interfered with the operation and used her vehicle in a manner that posed an imminent threat to agents on scene.
“This appears as an attempt to kill or cause bodily harm to agents—an act of domestic terrorism,” Noem said, adding that the officer appeared to limp after being struck by the vehicle.
Noem also said DHS has recorded an increase in vehicle-ramming incidents targeting federal officers, including multiple incidents in Minneapolis on Wednesday alone. She said the department has seen a sharp rise in assaults and threats against immigration officers over the past year.
The Trump administration has defended the officer’s actions, maintaining that the use of force was justified under the circumstances. Minnesota Gov. Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have publicly condemned the shooting, with Frey calling the federal justification “bullsh**” and demanding that ICE leave the city.
Federal authorities said reviews of the incident remain ongoing and that no changes have been made to their initial account of the shooting.
