Minnesota ICE Shooting: Former FBI Agent Explains the Deadly Force Standard — Was It Lawful?

In this episode of Stop the Killing Podcast, former FBI agent and prosecutor Katherine Schweit breaks down the fatal shooting of Renee Goode, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen, by a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis.

Rather than reacting to headlines or social media outrage, this episode focuses on one question only:

Did the officer’s actions meet the legal standard for the use of deadly force?

Drawing on Department of Justice policy, Supreme Court case law, and her own experience investigating officer-involved shootings, Schweit explains:

• What “objectively reasonable” force actually means

• When officers are legally prohibited from shooting at moving vehicles

• Why anger, frustration, or refusal to comply do not justify deadly force

• How federal investigations differ when the shooter is a federal agent

• What investigators will be required to evaluate — regardless of politics

This episode does not reach a verdict.It explains the rules — so listeners can understand how this case will be judged.

• DOJ and DHS deadly force policy

• Shooting into a vehicle: what the law allows and forbids

• Federal vs state investigations in officer-involved shootings

• Why “escape” alone can never justify deadly force

• What video evidence can — and cannot — tell us

This case has ignited protests and intense public debate.Understanding the actual legal standard is essential — especially when emotions are high and facts are still emerging.

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