A private autopsy has determined that Renee Good, the unarmed US citizen and mother killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis earlier this month, was shot three times, in her forearm, breast and head.
The independent postmortem, commissioned by lawyers representing Good's family, found three clear gunshot wounds on the 37-year-old's body. Two of the wounds were not immediately life-threatening: one struck her left forearm, and another entered through her right breast but missed major organs. A third shot struck her on the left side of her head near the temple and exited on the right side. There was also a graze wound consistent with a firearm injury but with no penetration.
The findings align with incident reports, including transcripts of 911 calls, which chronicled two apparent gunshot wounds to the right side of Good's chest and a possible gunshot wound with protruding tissue on the left side of her head. Good's family attorneys declined to release the full report but said they would continue to gather evidence as part of a civil investigation.
Good's death has raised tensions in Minneapolis and sparked a dispute between the Trump administration and local officials. The White House and Department of Homeland Security have insisted Good was a 'domestic terrorist' who aimed her car at the ICE agent, forcing him to fire in self-defence. However, multiple video clips show Good steering away from the agent as she tried to drive away, and at least two shots were fired from the side of the vehicle.
State officials are angry that they have been excluded from an FBI inquiry and that federal authorities are investigating Good's widow and Democratic leaders, including Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey, rather than the officer who killed her, Jonathan Ross. The Justice Department has said available video evidence cleared Ross and that no criminal investigation is taking place, leading to a wave of federal prosecutors quitting in protest.
