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CHATTANOOGA, TN – AUGUST 04: Terrell Owens delivers his induction speech at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, his alma mater on Aug. 4, 2018 at McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee (Photo by Frank Mattia/Icon Sportswire) NFL American Football Herren USA AUG 04 Terrell Owens Hall of Fame PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxRUSxSWExNORxDENxONLY Icon180804021
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- Shooting of a 37-year-old U.S. citizen and poet, by a federal immigration agent
- Renee Nicole Good was an award-winning poet, and a mother of three
- The shooting occurred near the site of George Floyd’s murder, sparking massive protests
On Wednesday in Minneapolis, a federal immigration agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old woman, during an enforcement operation. In the aftermath, the incident spilled into the sports world. NFL legend Terrell Owens took to Instagram to voice his feelings, sharing an image of a man he alleged was the agent involved.
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“This is the ice agent that murdered the woman in Minneapolis share everywhere,” Owens wrote in his story.
Owens wasn’t the only figure connected to the NFL to react. Tammy Bradshaw, the wife of Pittsburgh Steelers legend Terry Bradshaw, also posted about the incident. She shared a video originally published by Lucas Jones, who expressed his frustration and grief over the shooting through a poem amid the mounting controversy.
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While authorities have declined to publicly identify the agent who fired the shots, Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem said the officer had previously been dragged by a vehicle during an incident last June.
However, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson later confirmed she was referring to a Bloomington, Minnesota, case involving an officer identified in court records as Jonathan Ross. Since then, the controversy has only deepened. Federal officials maintain the shooting was an act of self-defense, claiming the driver attempted to run officers over.
In a social media post, the department also informed that Ross had previously been dragged by an individual “trying to evade an immigration enforcement arrest. He suffered severe injuries and required 33 stitches.”
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At a Wednesday news conference, Kristi Noem said the agent “is an experienced officer who followed his training.” She added that Good refused repeated commands to exit her vehicle and then attempted to run over federal agents, according to CBS. That position was echoed by President Donald Trump. He told The New York Times that Good tried to “run over” the officer.
“I want to see nobody get shot,” Trump told The New York Times. “I want to see nobody screaming and trying to run over policemen either.”
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State and local voices have pushed back on that version of events. Chris Burbank, a former Salt Lake City police chief with 25 years of law enforcement experience, told PEOPLE that he does not believe the agent was in immediate danger at the moment he fired his weapon.
“In order to use deadly force in this country, your life or someone else’s life must be in immediate danger,” he argued.
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Meanwhile, attempts to reach Ross, 43, through phone numbers and email addresses linked to him have been unsuccessful. For now, the investigation continues. So does the debate over whether the shooting was a justified act of self-defense or a tragic failure of judgment.
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