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Kansas City attorney says Minneapolis ICE shooting appears unjustified

Nick Sloan Digital Content Producer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —

A Kansas City defense attorney who has represented families in police-involved shootings said video of a federal immigration officer killing a woman during a traffic stop in Minneapolis does not appear to show a legally justified use of deadly force.

John Picerno said he has reviewed the video showing an agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shooting 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good during a traffic stop Wednesday in Minneapolis.

Picerno said such cases are evaluated under long-established legal standards governing when officers may use deadly force.

“The law on this is very clear,” Picerno said. “The Supreme Court has carved out specific incidences when officers are allowed to shoot into automobiles and fleeing felons or to stop a perceived threat of danger of imminent violence or to protect themselves, and I don’t see any of those factors present in the video that I watched.”

When asked whether those standards apply to federal immigration officers, Picerno said they do.

“That includes every law enforcement agent, yes,” Picerno said.

Good had ties to the Kansas City area.

Records show the vehicle she was driving had been registered in Kansas City, Missouri, in 2024, and she had lived in the Waldo neighborhood in recent years.