ICE agent who killed Renee Good suffered internal bleeding, officials say, as Minnesota shut out of probe

MINNEAPOLIS — The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot Renee Good last week in south Minneapolis suffered internal bleeding after the encounter, according to two U.S. officials briefed on his medical condition — information released as Minnesota authorities remain excluded from the federal investigation into the shooting.

The agent, identified by CBS News as Jonathan Ross, sustained internal bleeding to his torso, the officials said. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed Ross was injured but declined to provide further details, including the severity of the injury or how it occurred.

CBS News reported that Ross has not returned to work. Video from the scene shows him walking away after the shooting.

The Jan. 7 shooting occurred near East 34th Street and Portland Avenue during an ICE operation. Good, 37, was later pronounced dead. City and state leaders have said she was a U.S. citizen and a legal observer of federal activity who was not a target of an immigration arrest.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem previously said Ross was taken to a hospital after the shooting and released the same day, describing him as an experienced officer who believed he was acting in self-defense and protecting fellow agents.

Ross, a 10-year law enforcement veteran, was seriously injured in a separate incident last June in the Minneapolis area when he was dragged by a vehicle during an attempted arrest, according to court records. That incident required hospital treatment and dozens of stitches.

The disclosure of Ross’ injuries comes amid growing scrutiny over the federal handling of the case, including the decision to limit state involvement in the investigation.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation assumed exclusive control of the probe shortly after the shooting. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said it was subsequently denied access to evidence, scene materials and investigative interviews needed to conduct an independent review, prompting the agency to withdraw from the case.

Gov. Tim Walz and other Minnesota officials have criticized the move, saying it undermines transparency and public confidence in the investigation.

At the federal level, the U.S. Department of Justice has said there is no basis for opening a civil rights investigation into Good’s killing. CBS News has reported that career attorneys within the Justice Department’s civil rights division offered to lead such an inquiry but were told the division would not be involved.

Good’s death has sparked days of protests in Minneapolis and across Minnesota, as well as sharp disputes between federal officials and local leaders over the circumstances of the shooting and the broader surge of federal immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities.