Exclusive transcripts of emergency calls have laid bare the moments of panic and confusion that followed the fatal shooting of a mother-of-three by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis earlier this month.
‘Point Blank Range in Her Car’: The Distress Calls
According to transcripts obtained by Sky News’s US partner network NBC, the first 911 calls began at 9.38am on Friday, 16 January 2026. One frantic caller reported, "They just shot a lady. Point blank range in her car... She's f*****g dead. They f*****g shot her." The individual demanded that "courageous police officers" be sent to assist, adding that "there's like 50 f*****g ICE agents over here."
A second caller described the incident to dispatchers, stating that the ICE officer fired two shots through the windshield of the vehicle driven by Renee Nicole Good. "She tried to drive away but crashed into the nearest vehicle that was parked," the caller said, noting the driver was bleeding. A third witness told an operator that ICE had shot an observer in a car, causing it to crash, but said she had to walk away from the scene because she had young children and ICE agents were swarming the area.
A Scene of Escalating Tensions and Medical Response
When paramedics from the Minneapolis Fire Department arrived, they found Ms Good still alive but critically wounded. An incident report detailed that she had sustained gunshot wounds to her chest, forearm, and face. She was "unresponsive, not breathing, with inconsistent, irregular, thready pulse activity," with bulging eyes, dilated pupils, and blood running from her left ear.
Emergency medical personnel treated Ms Good on the sidewalk before moving her to a street corner, away "from an escalating scene involving law enforcement and bystanders." They applied a tourniquet and performed CPR before transporting her to hospital via ambulance. Despite these efforts, hospital staff ceased resuscitation at 10.30am, less than an hour after the shooting.
Conflicting Narratives and Aftermath
The shooting, which occurred on 7 January and was captured on video, has inflamed tensions in a city already a focal point of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, leading to nationwide protests. The Trump administration claims the ICE officer acted in self-defence, alleging Ms Good used her vehicle as a weapon—a version of events firmly rejected by state and local officials.
A police report described a volatile aftermath, with "agitators" in the crowd cutting crime scene tape, slashing tyres, and throwing snow and ice specifically at federal agents. Border Patrol officers deployed pepper spray approximately 20 minutes after the initial incident. By 10.04am, the ICE agent involved had left the scene, with all ICE agents departing by 11.20am. The FBI arrived to take over the investigation at 11.31am.
Much of the released 911 transcript has been redacted, with portions concerning law enforcement tactics blacked out. The incident continues to be a flashpoint in the national debate over immigration enforcement.
