Sports analyst Stephen A. Smith gave his honest take on the fatal shooting of a mother-of-three by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning.

Renee Nicole Good, 37, was shot in the face through the windshield of her SUV as she attempted to evade arrest after blocking the roadway in a protest against ICE officers.

Hundreds of mourners attended a vigil for Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday night. Conservatives accused Gov. Tim Walz of using the shooting to distract from the massive fraud in Minnesota.

In Wednesday’s episode of his “Straight Shooter” podcast, Smith said he believed the shooting was “completely justified.”

“I saw the video on numerous occasions and seeing what transpired from a lawful perspective, as it pertains to a law enforcement official, don’t expect him to be prosecuted. He was completely justified,” Smith said.

Smith also said the ICE agent’s excessive use of such force was unnecessary.

“From a humanitarian perspective, however, why did you have to do that? If you could move out the way, that means you could have shot the tires. That means you could have got a few feet away after you shot the tires and if you were unsuccessful in doing that you could have got her down the road. You didn’t have to do that.”

“She wasn’t driving down the road, coming at you 90 miles an hour, she was parked in the middle of the street. And rather than get out the car, she wrongfully tried to drive off. And wrongfully disregarded [a] law enforcement official – which is exactly what ICE is – and as a result, lost her life because of it.”

Smith said don’t expect the ICE officer to be prosecuted for his actions. He said prosecutors will see Good’s actions as “an act of terrorism” because she tried to run over an ICE officer.

NEW: Stephen A. Smith says the ICE agent who fired on Renee Good was legally justified, but should have shot her tires instead.

"From a lawful perspective, as it pertains to a law enforcement official, don't expect him to be prosecuted. He was completely justified."

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— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 8, 2026

In cell phone footage uploaded to X (Twitter), the victim engaged in a protest against ICE officers by blocking the street. Three ICE agents approached her SUV and one agent attempted to open her driver’s side door when she put the vehicle in reverse.

The tires spun on the ice as she turned to the wheels to the left and then to the right in an attempt to flee. She sideswiped an ICE officer who was standing in front of the SUV. He jumped out of the way of the 2-ton vehicle.

As he did so, he fired his service weapon through the windshield striking Good and killing her. The SUV continued down the road about 100 feet before crashing into the back of a parked car.

In a post on his Truth Social app on Wednesday, President Trump wrote that the victim “willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE officer.”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said at a press conference that the ICE officer “used his training to save his own life and that of his colleagues.” She said he was treated at a hospital for his injuries.

In a post on X (Twitter), a former defense attorney-turned civil liberties attorney said the shooting was unjustified.

“Even a real police officer would not have the right to shoot at her for trying to flee. This is well-established in the case law; deadly force may not be used simply to prevent someone from getting away,” wrote attorney Jenin Younes, Esq. “Given that the ICE officers had no law enforcement authority to begin with, AND the video footage shows she was trying to escape a perceived threat, not to kill anyone, the crime is all the more inexcusable.”

Younes continued:

“I’m praying for the victim’s family, especially her children. I’m also praying for all the conservatives who are so unprincipled and lost they’re excusing this terrible crime, and gloating over a death that will leave three young children motherless, because of the victim’s politics.”

THE WHEELS ARE FULLY TURNED AWAY FROM THE OFFICER.

Watch in SLOW MO.
No intention IMO to hit anyone.
Sole intention based on wheel/steering wheel to LEAVE the scene

NOT A THREAT.
Look at the wheel.pic.twitter.com/dUMqN9lN5g

— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) January 7, 2026

I’ll point out one thing. At the 4–5 second mark, the car is in drive and the woman steps on the gas while the wheels are turned to the LEFT. Because the ground is frozen, the tires have no traction and spin in place. Had there been no ice, the car very likely would have head-on… pic.twitter.com/uwjBMj0PA2

— Colin Wright (@SwipeWright) January 8, 2026

Question: Do you believe the shooting was justified or unjustified?