The Shootings

8 proceedings tracked · Active

Three people were shot by federal agents during Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota: Renée Good, killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross on January 7, 2026; an unnamed individual wounded in the Sosa-Celis encounter on January 14; and an unnamed individual killed by a CBP agent on January 24. A fourth incident — the warrantless home seizure of U.S. citizen ChongLy 'Scott' Thao on January 18 — is represented through a Touhy evidence-access suit filed by Ramsey County Attorney John Choi. Criminal accountability, civil suits, and a sustained state-federal battle over withheld evidence define this cluster.

Criminal Accountability
Killing of Renée Good
Incident — no case filed yet · D. Minn. (multiple proceedings) · 2026-01-07
ICE agent Jonathan Ross fatally shot Renée Nicole Good, 37, a U.S. citizen, in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. The FBI took over the investigation. Minnesota AG Keith Ellison filed suit within days. The Good family is pursuing a civil action through Romanucci & Blandin.
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Criminal Accountability
United States v. Aljorna
Stub — docket pending · D. Minn. ·
Criminal assault charges filed in connection with the Sosa-Celis encounter on January 14, 2026. Charges were dropped in February 2026 after it emerged that the agents had made false statements. The shooter was identified as Officer Castro. Two ICE agents who were charged with lying under oath were placed on administrative leave.
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Civil Suits
Good v. Department of Justice
Stub — docket pending · D. Minn. ·
FTCA wrongful-death suit filed by the Good family following the fatal shooting of Renée Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross on January 7, 2026. The DOJ's refusal to investigate the shooting triggered the resignation of 12 or more federal prosecutors in January 2026.
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Civil Suits
Aljorna v. Easterwood
0:26-cv-01016 · D. Minn. · D. Minn. ·
Habeas corpus petition filed by Sosa-Celis and Aljorna, who were detained following the January 14 encounter in which a federal agent wounded a man. Judge Schiltz granted the petition on February 6, 2026, and ordered the petitioners released.
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Evidence + Grand Jury
Choi v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Stub — docket pending · D. Minn. · 2026-01-18
Touhy evidence-access suit filed by Ramsey County Attorney John Choi related to the fourth Metro Surge incident: the warrantless home seizure of ChongLy 'Scott' Thao, a U.S. citizen, on January 18, 2026. Choi seeks access to federal agents' records and evidence from the detention.
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Evidence + Grand Jury
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension v. Noem
0:26-cv-00628 · D. Minn. · D. Minn. · 2026-01-24
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and Hennepin County Attorney's Office sued DHS after federal agencies denied state and local law enforcement access to evidence related to the January 24 shooting. A judge ordered evidence preserved in late January 2026.
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Evidence + Grand Jury
Minnesota v. Department of Justice
1:26-cv-01007 · D.D.C. · D.D.C. · 2026-03-24
Minnesota AG Keith Ellison and Commissioner John Moriarty sued the DOJ in March 2026 seeking access to evidence gathered from the three shootings that federal authorities had withheld. In July 2026, the federal government turned over withheld evidence including hard drives, body-cam footage, and SUV data.
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Evidence + Grand Jury
In Re: Grand Jury Subpoenas (Minnesota, 2026)
0:26-Mc-00043-PJS · D. Minn. · D. Minn. · 2026
Grand jury subpoena proceedings in the District of Minnesota related to DOJ immigration enforcement actions and Governor Tim Walz. Proceedings announced or identified June 22, 2026. Details remain under seal.
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Updated 2026-07-16 · 8 cases tracked