Fact Check: Is photo showing ICE agent who shot Renee Nicole Good hospitalized after shooting real?
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA: Jonathan Ross, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good on January 7 in Minneapolis, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident, two US officials revealed.
Following this information, a photo went viral online showing the ICE agent hospitalized after suffering internal bleeding following the shooting. But is the photo authentic as claimed by social media posts? Let us find out below.
Claim: Photo shows ICE agent hospitalized following shooting incident
In January 2026, a photo went viral, claiming to show the ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, 37, sparking nationwide protests of the immigration enforcement agency's actions.
The photo spread across social media after CBS reported, citing anonymous sources, that the agent who fired the shots suffered internal bleeding.
BREAKING 🚨🚨🚨
— Politics For You (@PoliticoForYou) January 14, 2026
US Department of Homeland Security release hospital photo of ICE agent who murdered Renee Good after reports of internal bleeding. pic.twitter.com/KDehMPdFPu
An X user shared the photo claiming to show the agent in the hospital and wrote, "US Department of Homeland Security release hospital photo of ICE agent who murdered Renee Good after reports of internal bleeding."
The photo showed a person's arm wearing what seemed like a hospital bracelet with what was clearly an Apple MacBook charger wire draped across it.
Apart from X, the photo also appeared on Facebook. A Facebook user shared a screenshot of Google search history showing results from X and wrote, "They didn’t even try very hard on this one. Holy crap this is embarrassing. US Department of Homeland Security release hospital photo of ICE agent who murdered Renee Good after reports of internal bleeding. And then used this photo."
Fact check: Photo was part of a viral 2016 post
The claims made in the online posts are false, as the photo was part of a viral 2016 X post by Terrell Finner, who was a pre-med student at Columbia University back then.
Back in 2016, Finner reportedly joked online that he would submit two obviously staged photos to his professor to avoid an exam. The above posting of the photo in January 2026 came from an X account that described itself as satire.
Moreover, the photo did not appear on the X feed of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Social media users who shared the photo in January 2026 miscaptioned the image.
Finner had posted the photo with the MacBook charger cable and another that showed him with earphones up his nose in an imitation of oxygen tubes in February 2016, the Daily Mail reported.
Jonathan Ross 'extremely appreciative' of fundraiser support
ICE agent Jonathan Ross has thanked supporters of multiple fundraising campaigns, GiveSendGo co-founder Jacob Wells said.
The GiveSendGo campaign has raised more than $280,000 toward its $300,000 goal. Supporters have collectively contributed over $570,000 to multiple crowdfunding campaigns for Ross, including a GoFundMe page that has gathered more than $370,000.
I just got off the phone with the ICE agent involved in this horrible situation. He is extremely appreciative of the support from all of you. We will be releasing funds soon to him so he doesn’t have to worry about his family’s or his safety. God bless you all! Keep sharing.
— GiveSendGo CoFounder Jacob Wells (@jacobawells) January 12, 2026
Wells wrote on X, "I just got off the phone with the ICE agent involved in this horrible situation. He is extremely appreciative of the support from all of you. We will be releasing funds soon to him so he doesn't have to worry about his family's or his safety."
The GiveSendGo fundraiser is titled "Stand With Our Brave ICE Hero" and frames the campaign as support for an agent who 'stopped a deadly attack on America’s Border Enforcers'.
