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demmiblue

(39,403 posts)
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 03:01 PM Jan 8

Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis

Source: The Minnesota Star Tribune

Jonathan Ross was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing driver, according to court records.

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.

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. ICE has not reported the identity of the shooter and did not respond to request for comment for this story.

A photo of Ross’ face has since circulated on social media, as online sleuths have attempted to identify him.
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.

Read more: https://www.startribune.com/ice-agent-who-fatally-shot-woman-in-minneapolis-is-identified/601560214?utm_source=gift

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Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis (Original Post) demmiblue Jan 8 OP
Easy to imagine Trump getting a doctor's note to swear Ross suffered a PTSD flash-back when he murdered the woman Attilatheblond Jan 8 #1
Agent With a Mental Illness 2na fisherman Jan 8 #8
I doubt he suffered from PTSD, but I expect that to be the next excuse Noem/Trump pull outta their asses Attilatheblond Jan 8 #16
This means trouble for anyone with the same name. Frasier Balzov Jan 8 #2
No JD, I'd think he'd try to avoid that situation AND not murder someone underpants Jan 8 #3
And his superiors have a duty to make sure he's fit for duty. hamsterjill Jan 8 #7
Yeah this is pretty telling about literally being any warm body. 6 months? underpants Jan 8 #11
If he's that sensitive - cab67 Jan 8 #9
I think it's telling who they've got on the streets underpants Jan 8 #12
So he knew exactly how to stage the murder. pwb Jan 8 #4
33 stitches underpants Jan 8 #5
I guess he is even now eh? pwb Jan 9 #20
Well... Ollie Garkie Jan 8 #6
Oh so he's the victum? bluestarone Jan 8 #10
You know, the sources I've heard this from are far, far from being on his side. Igel Jan 8 #18
"Little public information is available about Ross, described only by federal officials as "an experienced" officer." hamsterjill Jan 8 #13
Give it a couple months and we might see Attilatheblond Jan 8 #17
Sounds like a guy who stupidly places himself in front of cars Prairie Gates Jan 8 #14
Training creon Jan 8 #15
The best part is Noem doxxed him herself. SunSeeker Jan 8 #19

Attilatheblond

(8,478 posts)
1. Easy to imagine Trump getting a doctor's note to swear Ross suffered a PTSD flash-back when he murdered the woman
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 03:05 PM
Jan 8

2na fisherman

(267 posts)
8. Agent With a Mental Illness
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 03:25 PM
Jan 8

If it is alleged that he suffered from PTSD due to his earlier car dragging incident, then he should have been placed on disability leave and not have been deployed in any dangerous field enforcement actions such as the one resulting in his use of deadly force.

Attilatheblond

(8,478 posts)
16. I doubt he suffered from PTSD, but I expect that to be the next excuse Noem/Trump pull outta their asses
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 06:51 PM
Jan 8

if anybody with some power tries to hold him responsible.

My guess is he has serious anger issues, along with most of those ICE Capades Jerks. Did you see the video of two other ICE asses on the street after the murder? They were carrying on like their team scored a goal. Disgusting people.

underpants

(195,450 posts)
3. No JD, I'd think he'd try to avoid that situation AND not murder someone
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 03:08 PM
Jan 8
“That very ICE officer nearly had his life ended … six months ago,” Vance said, referring to a car-dragging incident with the agent.

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

underpants

(195,450 posts)
11. Yeah this is pretty telling about literally being any warm body. 6 months?
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 03:36 PM
Jan 8

I said yesterday that he looked like he was chomping at the bit. He really was.

cab67

(3,661 posts)
9. If he's that sensitive -
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 03:28 PM
Jan 8

- he shouldn't have been put in a position where something like that might happen.

underpants

(195,450 posts)
12. I think it's telling who they've got on the streets
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 03:37 PM
Jan 8

Was there any downtime? Evaluation? Normal HR stuff whether it’s law enforcement or not.

pwb

(12,527 posts)
4. So he knew exactly how to stage the murder.
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 03:08 PM
Jan 8

I wonder what injuries he received from these incidents? Probably none.

underpants

(195,450 posts)
5. 33 stitches
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 03:09 PM
Jan 8

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.

pwb

(12,527 posts)
20. I guess he is even now eh?
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 03:08 PM
Jan 9

His last two shots seemed like they were just for the fun of it. IMO.

Unless he is a professional agitator?

Igel

(37,423 posts)
18. You know, the sources I've heard this from are far, far from being on his side.
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 07:32 PM
Jan 8

Mostly they're, in my inferencing, trying to say either he has a history of unnecessary confrontation because he's an a-hole that puts himself at risk; or he's mentally ill, and you know, if you're not quite right you really shouldn't be allowed in public if you're (R) and (ICE).

I suspect my measurement of the media unit's spin number depends rather on the context I found it in. But sympathetic? Puh-lease.

None are sympathetic; it's just "here's a thing ... find the appropriate reason to blame him, he's bad for a reason and any of these numerous options will prove guilt."

hamsterjill

(17,146 posts)
13. "Little public information is available about Ross, described only by federal officials as "an experienced" officer."
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 03:49 PM
Jan 8

Give it 24 hours. Every news outlet is going to be trying to track down information on this guy.

Hey, that's what he gets and it's all legal. Perhaps some of his buddies will start wondering if this is all worth it.

Of course, they're probably all planning to leave the country and live somewhere else once the ICE raids are done anyway. You know, assholes who want a quick buck and don't care about anyone but themselves?

Attilatheblond

(8,478 posts)
17. Give it a couple months and we might see
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 06:56 PM
Jan 8

Rittenhouse & Ross Private Security. It could be Trump's next new investment scam.

creon

(2,006 posts)
15. Training
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 03:54 PM
Jan 8

"Let’s talk about something. The fact that the ICE agent who murdered Renee Good was dragged by a moving vehicle in a prior incident is not a defense, it actually makes the situation much worse for him. In law-enforcement reviews, a previous similar incident doesn’t excuse later conduct; it establishes that the risk was known and that the officer had already been warned, reviewed, and retrained. Instead of supporting his justification, it raises the standard of care he was expected to follow.
ICE agents, like all federal law-enforcement officers, are trained not to place themselves in front of or alongside moving vehicles. Vehicles are treated as inherently dangerous, and standard training emphasizes creating distance, stepping out of the vehicle’s path, and avoiding positions where an officer could be struck or dragged. Putting yourself in the way of a moving car is considered a violation of basic officer-safety principles.
Now consider the earlier incident where he was reportedly dragged. That would have triggered a formal after-action review and almost certainly required retraining focused specifically on vehicle encounters and positioning. At that point, the danger is no longer hypothetical it is documented, understood, and directly addressed through training or corrective action.
When the same officer later places himself in the path of a moving vehicle again, it looks significantly worse from a professional standpoint. It suggests he repeated conduct he had already been trained to avoid. In law-enforcement terms, that shows a failure to apply training and a pattern of negligent behavior, not a one-time mistake.
Finally, in use-of-force evaluations, officers generally cannot create their own danger and then rely on that danger to justify deadly force. If an officer acts contrary to training, puts himself in harm’s way, and then escalates force because of that self-created risk, investigators and courts view that as increased responsibility, not a valid excuse.

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