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mysteryowl

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61. Here is the article. There is a picture too, but I don't know how to post it.
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 05:17 PM
Jan 8

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis on Jan. 7 is Jonathan Ross, the same officer who was dragged and injured by a fleeing driver in a separate incident last year, according to a person with knowledge of the case and verified by court documents.

Little public information is available about Ross, described only by federal officials as “an experienced” officer with more than 10 years at ICE. It’s not immediately clear which field office Ross is based out of.

On Wednesday morning, Ross was embedded with a group of federal agents on a targeted crackdown in south Minneapolis when Renee Nicole Good was shot. A photo of Ross’ face has since circulated on social media, as online sleuths have attempted to identify him.

ICE declined to verify his name when reached for comment on this story.

“He acted according to his training,” Assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told the Star Tribune in an email, noting that this specific agent was selected for ICE’s Special Response Team, is a expert marksman and “has been serving his country his entire life.”

She claimed that their agents have endured a massive surge in assaults and death threats as they conduct their duties.

“The Star Tribune should be absolutely ashamed of themselves for their reckless behavior, and they should delete their story immediately,” she said.

On June 17, Ross was participating in an arrest of Roberto Carlos Munoz-Guatemala, a Mexican citizen, in Bloomington last year. Munoz-Guatemala had previously been convicted of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct and had been put on a detainer by immigration officials. Munoz-Guatemala ignored the agents’ commands, including to fully roll down his car window, so Ross broke open his rear window and reached inside to unlock the door.

Munoz-Guatemala put the vehicle in drive and accelerated onto the curb, the charges said. Ross was dragged alongside the vehicle and twice fired his Taser as Munoz-Guatemala weaved back and forth “in an apparent attempt to shake” him from the car. About 300 feet down the road, Munoz-Guatemala re-entered the street and the force knocked the officer from the car.

The agent required 20 stitches for a deep cut in his right arm and another 13 stitches in his left hand, according to court documents. A jury convicted Munoz-Guatemala of assaulting a federal officer in December.

Hours after the shooting Wednesday morning, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said the agent involved had “been dragged by a vehicle” in an earlier incident. At the time, she did not provide specific location details.

But she described the unnamed officer as “an experienced” agent who’d been in similar situations before and “followed his training.”

The Department of Homeland Security confirmed Thursday that the agent who killed Good was the same officer dragged by a suspect in Bloomington last June. Although Ross was not named in the 13-page indictment of the driver, he is identified in several court records filed in the case, including photo exhibits from the hospital. He is also listed by name as a witness and in the jury instructions.

A law enforcement source, who is not authorized to speak publicly, confirmed that Ross is the shooter.

Vice President JD Vance took questions at the White House on Thursday afternoon, announcing a new associate attorney general to oversee fraud — with a mission that will begin in Minnesota.

He also defended the agent’s actions.

“That very ICE officer nearly had his life ended … six months ago,” Vance said, referring to the earlier car-dragging incident.

“You think maybe he’s a little bit sensitive about somebody ramming him?”

Asked about Gov. Tim Walz’s comments that the Trump administration’s escalation of ICE agents amplified and led to the shooting, Vance dismissed his former vice presidential opponent.

“I don’t care what Tim Walz says,” Vance said.

Chris Vondracek and Jeff Day of the Minnesota Star Tribune contributed to this story.

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Paywall. rzemanfl Jan 8 #1
He has stitches in his arm from the incident. Ritabert Jan 8 #4
So what? He was probably illegally threatening a fleeing citizen. Coventina Jan 8 #6
Stiches could have been from him breaking a car window. rzemanfl Jan 8 #8
Looks that way. Baitball Blogger Jan 8 #19
My post was just a wild assed guess. Did you get past the paywall or find this elsewhere? rzemanfl Jan 8 #25
Got it from Berengia down thread. Baitball Blogger Jan 8 #28
Thanks. n/t rzemanfl Jan 8 #29
What is it with these guys and breaking car windows? PatSeg Jan 8 #43
Cry me a fucking river. choie Jan 8 #12
I'm not justifying it. I'm saying he's going to claim PTSD. Ritabert Jan 8 #17
PTSD is not justification for murdering someone. Wiz Imp Jan 8 #36
I have severe PTSD and I never killed anybody.... Teacher of the Year Jan 8 #44
Why would an ICE agent with known PTSD be put in that situation neohippie Jan 8 #45
If this asshole has PTSD MorbidButterflyTat Jan 8 #51
Another article said he smashed the drivers back window womanofthehills Jan 8 #18
He also walked in front of a moving vehicle. live love laugh Jan 8 #46
Yeah, still alive though nt róisín_dubh Jan 8 #47
Why Should We Care? RobinA Jan 8 #23
Did you intend to reply to me? n/t rzemanfl Jan 8 #27
Here's a non-paywall version tinrobot Jan 8 #37
He's going to use his previous dragging incident by a suspect's car Ritabert Jan 8 #2
If he's that fucking fragile, he shouldn't be armed. Coventina Jan 8 #10
AMEN!!!!!! Stinky The Clown Jan 8 #42
So, too much PTSD to do the job right, then? Baitball Blogger Jan 8 #15
Yes, but it is illogical to kill a driver of a car that is in gear Ms. Toad Jan 8 #26
Right? intrepidity Jan 8 #41
So what. MorbidButterflyTat Jan 8 #53
I don't think that was defense of him. Susan Calvin Jan 8 #57
Well the defense to that argument is hamsterjill Jan 8 #58
It's behind a paywall gab13by13 Jan 8 #3
https://www.startribune.com/ice-agent-who-fatally-shot-woman-in-minneapolis-is-identified/601560214 Ritabert Jan 8 #5
I get the paywall too. I just wanted his name out there. n/t Coventina Jan 8 #7
Link without paywall Beringia Jan 8 #9
Thank you. rzemanfl Jan 8 #31
Are we supposed to feel sorry for this thug? choie Jan 8 #11
Nope. No iota of sympathy. Give him hell the rest of his miserable life!! Coventina Jan 8 #13
I sure as hell don't. USS_Dauntless Jan 8 #21
Is it possible to get four paras? Baitball Blogger Jan 8 #14
Here: Coventina Jan 8 #16
Thank you so much. Baitball Blogger Jan 8 #20
Pic from that article canetoad Jan 8 #30
Jonathan David Ross, Jonathan David Ross, Jonathan David Rice Sneederbunk Jan 8 #35
Shooter had no physical contact with vehicle. madashelltoo Jan 8 #22
The article canetoad Jan 8 #32
I think you're mixing up incidents KLK1972 Jan 8 #33
I think you are confusing two incidents, a prior one and yesterday's murder. n/t rzemanfl Jan 8 #34
The Unfortunate President said, madashelltoo Jan 8 #56
He shouldn't know another moment of comfort for the rest of his life. cab67 Jan 8 #60
Kick. N/T Upthevibe Jan 8 #24
How are they identifying this guy? Are they guessing? FakeNoose Jan 8 #38
See the Guardian article. They are REFUSING to identify him. Coventina Jan 8 #39
May as well sign off on this one... C Moon Jan 8 #63
Nonpaywall link Monsieur_Grumpe Jan 8 #40
A PSA to Mr. Ross: As you are one of Trump's flying monkeys, you probably have an idea of how incompetent his admin RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jan 8 #48
If he has a complex about moving cars, he should not have been engaged in the act of video recording. John1956PA Jan 8 #49
Another photo of Good's ICE murderer ancianita Jan 8 #50
Maybe someone who's afraid of cars Coolgoober Jan 8 #52
He has so much PTSD that he turned into an animal MAGA hadEnuf Jan 8 #54
May he, and all his enablers, receive everything they deserve. niyad Jan 8 #55
He's a "cowboy". We all know what happens to "cowboys" when they push their chips a bit too far. paleotn Jan 8 #59
Here is the article. There is a picture too, but I don't know how to post it. mysteryowl Jan 8 #61
I think it was a rage shooting! mysteryowl Jan 8 #62
Plus being a woman she is suppose to oby his every male command. efhmc Jan 9 #64
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