Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey dismisses new ICE shooting video, says agent 'walked away with a hop in his step'

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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey dismisses new ICE shooting video, says agent 'walked away with a hop in his step'

Democratic mayor says an investigation 'could change or affirm my perspective'

Joseph A. Wulfsohn Fox News

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January 9, 2026 9:24pm EST

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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey reacts to new video of ICE-involved shooting

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey shrugged off the newly-surfaced cellphone video of the ICE-involved shooting in an exchange that aired on ABC's "World News Tonight."

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Democratic Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey shrugged off the newly surfaced cellphone video Friday taken by the federal agent of the shooting that killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good.

Alpha News was the first to obtain the video showing a tense exchange between the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent and Good, who was shot and killed as she was behind the wheel of her car he was standing in front of. The video also shows her wife, who is seen taunting the agent from outside the vehicle.

In a report that aired Friday on ABC's "World News Tonight," Frey was shown the video by correspondent Whit Johnson, but appeared not to be swayed by it.

"He walked away with a hop in his step from the incident. There's another person that's dead. He held on his cell phone. I think that speaks for itself," Frey reacted.

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Democratic Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey speaks during a press conference at City Hall on January 9, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

"Does that video, that angle change your perspective at all about what may have happened?" Johnson asked.

"I think an investigation could change or affirm my perspective," Frey responded, but added, "but we've [all got] two eyes and I can see a person that is trying to leave. I can see an ICE agent that was not run over by a car. That didn't happen."

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Renee Nicole Good seen on a cell phone video

Renee Nicole Good moments before she was shot and killed by federal agent in Minneapolis. (Obtained by Fox News)

Frey rushed to reject the Trump administration's claim that the ICE agent acted in self-defense on Wednesday, calling it "bulls---" and demanding ICE "get the f--- out of Minneapolis."

The shooting has divided the country on partisan lines, with the Trump administration accusing Good of attempting to ram her vehicle into the ICE agent, while critics say she was trying to turn her vehicle away and that the ICE agent used excessive force.

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An onlooker holds a sign reading "Shame" as law enforcement officers work the scene following a suspected shooting by an ICE agent during federal operations in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Wednesday. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

The new footage shows the ICE agent approaching the vehicle with Good telling him, "That’s fine, dude. I’m not mad."

Her wife, seen approaching the agent, taunted him, "You want to come at us? I say go get yourself some lunch, big boy. Go ahead."

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Another agent is heard repeatedly telling Good to get out of the car. As her wife attempts to get into the passenger door, Good is seen backing up her vehicle with her wife telling her, "Drive, baby. Drive."

As the car moves forward, the agent is heard saying, "Whoa" as his cellphone shakes before shots ring out. Someone is heard saying, "F---ing b----" as the car veers away before crashing into a parked vehicle, which is only heard in the footage.

Joseph A. Wulfsohn is a media reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to joseph.wulfsohn@fox.com and on Twitter: @JosephWulfsohn.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey dismisses new ICE shooting video, says agent 'walked away with a hop in his step'