Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has downplayed a newly released video showing the moments leading up to the fatal shooting of anti-ICE activist Renee Nicole Good, saying that ICE agent Jonathan Ross "walked away with a hop in his step."
The 44-year-old mayor was shown the footage during an ABC World News Tonight report, which showed Good being confronted by ICE officers in her car. According to Frey, the video depicts Ross engaging with Good's wife, Rebecca, who was standing outside the vehicle, and telling her to "get out of our way." The agent allegedly instructed Renee to drive away, prompting her to reverse and then hit the gas.
However, Frey insists that his perspective on the shooting hasn't changed after watching the video, adding that an official report would be needed to alter his views. He pointed out two key points - one that Good was trying to leave the scene and another that Ross wasn't run over by a car.
The mayor's response came as hundreds of anti-ICE protesters surrounded a hotel in Minneapolis where federal agents were believed to be staying, with demonstrators calling for the agency to "GET THE F–K OUT OF MN." The protest followed an unprecedented human services fraud scandal that reportedly bankrolled at least $1 billion in funding.
The 44-year-old mayor was shown the footage during an ABC World News Tonight report, which showed Good being confronted by ICE officers in her car. According to Frey, the video depicts Ross engaging with Good's wife, Rebecca, who was standing outside the vehicle, and telling her to "get out of our way." The agent allegedly instructed Renee to drive away, prompting her to reverse and then hit the gas.
However, Frey insists that his perspective on the shooting hasn't changed after watching the video, adding that an official report would be needed to alter his views. He pointed out two key points - one that Good was trying to leave the scene and another that Ross wasn't run over by a car.
The mayor's response came as hundreds of anti-ICE protesters surrounded a hotel in Minneapolis where federal agents were believed to be staying, with demonstrators calling for the agency to "GET THE F–K OUT OF MN." The protest followed an unprecedented human services fraud scandal that reportedly bankrolled at least $1 billion in funding.
. That video is pretty damning and it's weird he thinks ICE agent Ross just casually walked away with a hop in his step after shooting Renee Good to death 
. Can't even fake that kind of trauma out, dude 
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and yeah getting run over by a car is not exactly the point but come on mayor you cant just dismiss this footage and pretend everything is okay...
So like Renee Good was just chillin in her car and then ICE agent Ross comes along all confrontational and stuff... then he tells her wife to get out of the way and she reverses into him... it's crazy! 
The mayor is like "oh well, he didn't get hurt" but I'm not sure that changes how messed up this situation is. 
Hundreds of people protesting in Minneapolis because they don't want ICE here... fair enough, tbh. 
. Like, I get it, he wants to give Ross a break, but this is about justice for Renee Good and her family 
. The video shows ICE agents being super aggressive and confrontational, and now we're supposed to believe that Ross was just "friendly" when he told Rebecca to move out of the way? 
. The public is fed up with ICE's tactics and they deserve to speak out against it. Maybe we need to see some real change from our leaders, like Frey, before things escalate further 
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And then to tell her to "get out of our way" like she was in the way or something... nope, not buying it 
. Frey thinks an official report will change his mind, but I'm still waiting for him to acknowledge that this whole thing was a mess from the start 
. And what's up with protesters calling for ICE to leave? I get why they're upset about the human services scandal and all, but isn't there a better way to address it than resorting to violence? 
I'm so shook by this video 
. The fact that protesters are taking a stand against ICE in Minneapolis shows that people are still upset about this and demand justice for Renee Good 
. This human services fraud scandal is wild too... like, who gets away with $1 billion? 
I mean, come on! You're trying to downplay a murder and now you're using the guy's dance moves as evidence? That's some crazy stuff. And honestly, I'm more worried about those anti-ICE protesters than Frey's excuses. I mean, $1 billion human services fraud scandal is wild, right? And now they're calling for ICE to leave MN? Idk if they'll get their wish tho...
The protests in Minneapolis are gettin' crazy, I'm lovin' see people stand up against ICE and demand change 
, but at the same time, it's heartbreaking to think about what happened to Renee Nicole Good 
after shooting Renee Good. Like, how can you spin that? And what about all these protesters demanding ICE leave Minnesota? It's like they're trying to make a point. I feel for Renee's wife and family, she must be going through so much pain and grief. 
... my sister was literally protesting last night outside that hotel and she said it got super heated - people were so angry about the human services scandal too 
- It's too early to say if Mayor Frey is just being diplomatic or genuinely unconcerned about the video, but it's clear that more transparency and accountability are needed from those in power 
. The fact that protesters took matters into their own hands is a testament to how people feel strongly about this issue 
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seriously though, mayor frey is out of touch with reality. he's literally defending the agent who put a woman's life in danger just because she wasn't letting him get to his van 
. and it is wild that ICE agents were able to bank $1 billion in funding from human services scams... that's some crazy corruption stuff 
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