ICE Agent At Center Of Minneapolis Shooting Reportedly In Hiding As Federal Officers Swarm Home, Pack Up Belongings

Federal agents swarmed the home of the ICE officer who fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis this week, removing belongings as the house sits empty and the agent’s family reportedly goes into hiding.

A Special Response Team arrived at Jonathan Ross’s suburban Minneapolis home Friday morning, according to the Daily Mail. Officers wearing masks and balaclavas carried out plastic crates, a computer tower and picture frames before forming a defensive formation around a vehicle that left the garage.

A neighbor told the outlet she saw Ross’s wife pacing in the driveway Wednesday afternoon, hours after the shooting. The house has been empty since then. (RELATED: Jonathan Turley Says ICE Agent Appeared To Be In His Rights To Shoot At Vehicle)

Ross’s father defended his son in an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail. “She hit him,” Ed Ross, 80, said. “He also had an officer whose arm was in the car. He will not be charged with anything.”

“You would never find a nicer, kinder person,” the elder Ross added. “He’s a committed, conservative Christian, a tremendous father, a tremendous husband.”

The Minnesota Star Tribune first identified Ross through court records as the ICE deportation officer who shot 37-year-old Renee Good on Wednesday.

Ross, 43, served in Iraq from 2004 to 2005 with the Indiana National Guard, according to the Associated Press. He joined Border Patrol near El Paso in 2007 and worked there until 2015 before becoming an ICE deportation officer in Minnesota. Court testimony showed he also served as a firearms instructor, SWAT team member and FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force team leader.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the same officer was dragged by a vehicle during an arrest last June. Court records obtained by the AP show Ross was dragged about 100 yards and received dozens of stitches after trying to apprehend an undocumented immigrant.

The Trump administration defended Ross, with Noem calling Good’s actions “domestic terrorism.” Vice President JD Vance said the officer “deserves a debt of gratitude.”

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey disputed the self-defense claim, calling it “bullshit” after reviewing video of the shooting, according to The Intercept.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison told Democracy Now that the FBI is blocking state investigators from accessing evidence in the case.

Ross’s current whereabouts remain unknown. DHS declined to confirm his identity, citing safety concerns for him and his family.