Minneapolis ICE shooting updates: Protests remain peaceful despite arrests: Officials

The ICE officer who fired the shots that allegedly killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday has been identified as Jonathan Ross, according to sources and federal court records from a prior case in which Ross was injured.

The Department of Homeland Security says the officer fired on Good after she allegedly tried to ram officers with her vehicle.

In a social media post on Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security said the officer was "dragged in June by a child sexual predator trying to evade an immigration enforcement arrest. He suffered severe injuries and required 33 stitches. ICE officers put their lives on the line every day to defend American communities."

The post also links to a previous post by DHS in June when the incident occurred, identifying the suspect as Roberto Carlos Munoz. Federal court records in that case identify the ICE officer Jonathan Ross as witness in the case and include photos of his injuries. The court record also describes two separate cuts requiring 20 and 13 stitches, respectively.

When asked for comment on the identity of the ICE agent who fired the shot that allegedly killed Good, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin responded: “We are not going to expose the name of this officer. He acted according to his training."

She added, "This officer is a longtime ICE officer who has been serving his country his entire life."

Without naming the officer, she said he has more than 10 years of experience as ICE deportation officer and was selected for ICE's Special Response Team. She said the officer had training in several specialized skills, including advanced firearms training.

"DHS will never confirm or deny attempts to dox our law enforcement officers," McLaughlin said. "Doxxing our officers put their lives and their families in serious danger."

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Gov. Tim Walz has authorized the Minnesota National Guard to be "staged and ready to support" law enforcement if needed, his office said Thursday, noting the order is out of an "abundance of caution."

The executive order provides the ability for the National Guard to assist local law enforcement with protecting critical infrastructure and maintaining public safety, his office said, as protests continue in Minneapolis following the fatal ICE shooting.

"Minnesotans have met this moment. Thousands of people have peacefully made their voices heard. Minnesota: thank you. We saw powerful peace. We have every reason to believe that peace will hold," Walz said in a statement. "Yesterday, I directed the National Guard to be ready should they be needed. They remain ready in the event they are needed to help keep the peace, ensure public safety, and allow for peaceful demonstrations."

The attorney for Hennepin County, which is home to Minneapolis, said Thursday that her office is looking into "paths forward" to review the investigation into the shooting.

"After the FBI rescinded its cooperation agreement with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, our office immediately began exploring all options to ensure a state level investigation can continue," the attorney, Mary Moriarty, said in a statement. "If the FBI is the sole investigative agency, the State will not receive the investigative findings, and our community may never learn about its contents. We are speaking to our local partners on paths forward that will allow us to review the investigation and be transparent in our decision making."

When reached for comment on the investigation Thursday, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told ABC News in a statement that "standard protocols ensure that evidence is collected and preserved" following an officer-involved shooting.

Vice President JD Vance defended the actions of the ICE officer who shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, expressing visible frustration at what he said is a characterization of the agent as a "federal assassin," in remarks during a White House press briefing.

He called the woman's actions an "attack on federal law enforcement" and an "attack on the American people," asserting that "she was trying to ram this guy with her car."

"He shot back. He defended himself," Vance said of the ICE officer.

"The reason this woman is dead, is because she tried to ram somebody with her car, and that guy acted in self-defense," Vance said. "That is why she lost her life, and that is the tragedy."

At the same time, Vance said that it's up for debate what was going through the mind of the 37-year-old driver at the time.

"Look, if people want to say that we should have a legitimate debate about, you know, what was she really doing? Right? Was she panicking when she drove into this officer, or was she actually trying to ram him? That's a reasonable conversation," he said.

"I don't know what is in a person's heart or in a person's head, and obviously, we're not going to get the chance to ask this woman what was going on. What I am certain of is that she violated the law," he said.

Vance also claimed, without providing evidence, that the shooting victim was part of a "left-wing network" targeting ICE officers.

When asked by ABC News' Rachel Scott who is behind that alleged network, he said, "It's one of the things we're gonna have to figure out.