(NewsNation) — Court records show the ICE officer who fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday had been dragged by a car in a 2025 incident involving a Guatemalan national targeted by federal agents.
NewsNation is not reporting the identity of the ICE officer involved in the shooting, but an affidavit in support of criminal charges against Roberto Carlos Munoz, a 39-year-old migrant, details the interaction between the two last June.
ICE officer dragged by a car for 100 yards
According to court papers, ICE officers working in St. Paul, Minnesota, had a warrant for Munoz, who had previously been convicted of sexually assaulting a minor.
Shortly after Munoz left his home in his car the morning of June 17, ICE pulled him over in an attempt to detain him.
Munoz refused to roll down his window completely or exit the vehicle even after he was asked in both English and Spanish, the affidavit stated.
The ICE officer involved in the Minneapolis shooting then unholstered his taser with his left hand and pointed it at Munoz’s chest, but Munoz continued to refuse his commands to lower the window and open the door.
After issuing another warning, the ICE officer broke the rear window and attempted to unlock the car.
As the officer reached into the car, Munoz put the vehicle in drive and drove off at a high speed. The officer’s arm was still in the car and he was dragged 100 yards as Munoz sped up and weaved to try to shake the officer off.
The ICE officer fired his taser, hitting Munoz with both prongs while he drove, but the man was “undeterred” and kept driving as the officer screamed, court papers stated.
The ICE officer was eventually freed when the vehicle knocked him out of the window.
He sustained cuts to his right arm that required 20 stitches to close, cuts to his left arm requiring 13 stitches and abrasions to his left knee, elbows, and face, according to court papers.
Munoz was later arrested and charged with assaulting a federal officer with a dangerous weapon.
ICE officer’s shooting sparks outrage and defense
The Trump administration defended the ICE officer’s actions in Minneapolis this week as acts of self-defense, and has promised to harden deportation efforts further.
Vice President JD Vance said Thursday he wished Good had not reached the point where she chose to block federal officers from doing their jobs. He said that the ICE officer who shot Good was justified in his actions, saying he is protected by absolute immunity after “doing his job.”
But Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called the federal agency’s description of events “bulls—” and a “garbage narrative.”
The ICE officer had more than 10 years of experience with the ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations unit, a specially trained tactical unit, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sources confirmed to NewsNation.
DHS has clear guidelines for dealing with someone in a vehicle. Officers are barred from firing “warning shots” at someone in a car, even if only to disable the vehicle. And officers are largely “prohibited from discharging firearms at the operator of a moving vehicle” and are required to think about the safety of their fellow officers and any bystanders when they do so.
The firing officer’s moves appear to run counter to DHS training, which directs officers to approach vehicles in a “tactical L” formation to prevent crossfire and instructs them to never get in front of a vehicle.
NewsNation’s Ali Bradley contributed to this story.