The Trump administration has lied about the death of Renee Nicole Good at the hands of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis, former prosecutor Kristy Greenberg stated on the latest episode of her "Courtside" web show — and a key new piece of evidence drives this point home.
"A Minnesota FBI agent did his job," said Greenberg. "He reviewed the evidence of ICE officer Jonathan Ross' shooting of Renee Good and said this should be investigated. DOJ leaders didn't do their jobs. They shut the FBI down. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche basically said, 'We all saw what happened. It was self-defense. Case closed.' But here's the problem. New evidence keeps coming to light. New videos, an autopsy report, 911 calls, eyewitness accounts, and Trump officials are telling conflicting stories about what happened. When the government can't keep its story straight, that's not a reason to stop investigating."
It's the new independent autopsy report commissioned by Good's family, Greenberg wrote, that demolishes the repeated claims of DHS that Ross acted in self-defense.
"Good suffered three gunshot wound paths, as well as a superficial wound from being grazed by a bullet," said Greenberg. "One gunshot struck her left forearm. It was not immediately life-threatening. One gunshot wound entered her right breast without penetrating major organs. It also was not immediately life-threatening. One gunshot entered the left side of her head near the temple and exited the right side of her head. This appears to have been the shot that killed her."
"In my view, based on the gunshot wound path, this kill-shot to the left side of her head must have been either Ross' second or third shot through that left side window, not the first shot made through the front windshield," said Greenberg. "Ross was clearly standing to the side of the car when he fired the shot that killed Renee Good. He was not in immediate danger of death or serious injury when he fired the shot that killed her."
DHS has similarly claimed that Ross had internal bleeding, but this doesn't appear to match the known facts either, Greenberg argued.
"It's not quite clear what that means," said Greenberg. "Internal bleeding could be minor and temporary, like a bruise, or it could be severe. DHS didn't provide any details on the severity of Ross' injuries. I don't see evidence from the video that Officer Ross was seriously injured. 911 calls show that Ross wasn't taken to the hospital after the incident. He was taken to a federal building. If he was seriously injured, he would have been taken to the hospital. The 911 calls from DHS don't mention an injured officer."
Ultimately, Greenberg said, the "biggest red flag" is that the Trump administration is now investigating state officials trying to look into Good's death: "DOJ has served subpoenas on Minnesota's attorney general and a Minnesota county attorney, both of whom said they wanted to investigate Renee Good's shooting. For what crimes? ... shutting down a legitimate investigation isn't justice. It's a cover-up."