{"id":8428,"date":"2026-01-08T16:13:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T22:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/08\/jd-vance-scolds-reporters-over-descriptions-of-minneapolis-ice-shooting\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T16:13:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T22:13:12","slug":"jd-vance-scolds-reporters-over-descriptions-of-minneapolis-ice-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/08\/jd-vance-scolds-reporters-over-descriptions-of-minneapolis-ice-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"JD Vance scolds reporters over descriptions of Minneapolis ICE shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/gettyimages-2255276129-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news briefing in the White House briefing room on January 8, 2026. Vance joined White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to address several topics including the Jan. 7, 2026, fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer during a confrontation in Minneapolis. (Photo by Alex Wong\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news briefing in the White House briefing room on January 8, 2026. Vance joined White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to address several topics including the Jan. 7, 2026, fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer during a confrontation in Minneapolis. (Photo by Alex Wong\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Vice President JD Vance said Thursday the Trump administration would stand by the federal immigration officer who shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis the day prior.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Vance defended the immigration officer\u2019s actions as \u201cself-defense\u201d and berated journalists for covering the story, including by reporting that on-the-scene videos contradicted claims from the Trump administration that 37-year-old\u00a0Renee Nicole Good\u00a0used her vehicle to harm the immigration officer who fired three shots into her windshield.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI would appreciate everybody saying a prayer for that agent,\u201d Vance said. \u201cI think the media prejudging and talking about this guy as if he\u2019s a murderer is one of the most disgraceful things I\u2019ve ever seen from the American media.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/video\/us\/100000010631041\/minneapolis-ice-shooting-video.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Minnesota Star Tribune identified the federal immigration officer as\u00a0Jonathan Ross, who Vance said was hit by a vehicle during an immigration operation six months ago.<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/video\/us\/100000010631041\/minneapolis-ice-shooting-video.html\" target=\"_blank\">An analysis from The New York Times<\/a> of videos from three different angles show Good turning her SUV away from Ross and that he was not in the path of her vehicle when he fired three shots at close range into her windshield.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThat ICE officer nearly had his life ended, dragged by a car six months ago, 33 stitches in his leg so you think maybe he\u2019s a little bit sensitive about somebody ramming him with an automobile,\u201d Vance said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Vance also accused Good of impeding a law enforcement operation.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI\u2019m not happy that this woman was there at a protest violating the law by interfering with the law enforcement action,\u201d he said. \u201cI think that we can all recognize that the best way to turn down the temperature is to tell people to take their concerns about immigration policy to the ballot box, stop assaulting and stop inciting violence against our law enforcement officers.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>DHS operation to continue<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem also defended the immigration agent during a Thursday press conference.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThis is an experienced officer who followed his training,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The federal immigration operation in Minneapolis began last month but\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/minnesotareformer.com\/2026\/01\/06\/homeland-security-secretary-kristi-noem-visits-minnesota-as-hundreds-more-ice-agents-arrive\/\" target=\"_blank\">intensified this week<\/a> after a right-wing influencer reported day care centers run by members of the Somali community as fraudulent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">White House press secretary\u00a0Karoline Leavitt\u00a0said during the briefing that the aggressive immigration enforcement in Minnesota would continue.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe Department of Homeland Security will continue to operate on the ground in Minnesota, not only to remove criminal illegal aliens, but also to continue conducting door-to-door investigations of the rampant fraud that has taken place in the state under the failed and corrupt leadership of Democrat Gov. Tim Walz,\u201d\u00a0Leavitt said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>\u2018Absolute immunity\u2019<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsfromthestates.com\/article\/feds-oust-minnesota-investigators-ice-shooting-probe\" target=\"_blank\">The FBI has refused<\/a> to allow\u00a0the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension from the investigation to have access to evidence or other case materials in order to investigate the shooting.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">When reporters in the White House briefing room pressed Vance on why the FBI is refusing to cooperate with local law enforcement officials, Vance said it was a federal issue.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe idea that Tim Walz and a bunch of radicals in Minneapolis are going to go after and make this guy\u2019s life miserable because he was doing the job that he was asked to do is preposterous,\u201d Vance said. \u201cThe unprecedented thing is the idea that a local official can actually prosecute a federal official with absolute immunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A federal officer can be prosecuted by local and state authorities if a federal official violates state criminal laws.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Absolute immunity is applied to civil liability, and extended to certain positions such as the president, judges and legislatures acting in their official duty. Qualified immunity is usually applied to the conduct of law enforcement and grants them immunity from certain legal actions.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Congressional Democrats have decried the shooting and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsfromthestates.com\/article\/dems-demand-investigation-fatal-minneapolis-ice-shooting-trump-claims-self-defense\" target=\"_blank\">have called for a criminal investigation.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news briefing in the White House briefing room on January 8, 2026. Vance joined White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to address several topics including the Jan. 7, 2026, fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer during a confrontation in Minneapolis. 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