The federal immigration officer who fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis last week sustained internal bleeding to the torso in the incident, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed to USA TODAY on Jan. 14.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agent Jonathan Ross suffered the injury “when hewas struck by her vehicle,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News. CBS News, among other national outlets, also reported the update.
The extent of Ross’ internal bleeding was not immediately clear. DHS declined to answer USA TODAY’s additional questions about the injury.
Internal bleeding occurs when blood vessels burst and blood pools in the body, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Internal bleeding covers a wide range of severity, from life-threatening injuries to bruising.
The day after the fatal Jan. 7 shooting, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem told reporters Ross had been taken to the hospital, but he was released and home with family.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey in a Jan. 9 interview with FOX said that Ross, “walked away with a hip injury that he might as well have gotten from closing a refrigerator door with his hips. Give me a break. No, he was not ran over. He walked out of there with a hop in his step.”
The fatal shooting in Minneapolis was captured on video by witnesses. Analysis of the footage by USA TODAY showed Good’s vehicle appeared to be turning away from Ross at the time of the shooting. He fired three shots, one at the front windshield and two more through the open driver’s side window as Good moved past. All shots appeared to be fired after the agent was out of the way.
The Trump administration argued that the agent acted in self-defense, and Ross believed Good could have hit him and other agents with her vehicle. But state and local officials have disagreed and called for Ross to be charged.
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