Former Federal Agent Analyzes Fatal Shooting of Renee Good in Minnesota

No! No! Shit!

As cops, we're responsible for every single round that leaves our weapon.

Eric Balliet is a 25-year career federal agent who most recently oversaw use of

force investigations for Homeland Security Investigations, or HSI.

We asked him what to

make of the tactics used by federal agents in the fatal Minnesota shooting.

In my 25 years,

I've done hundreds of vehicle stops. If someone is fleeing,

that is not a justification for the use of deadly force. In this moment,

the officer crosses in front of the vehicle. He opens fire on the driver,

37-year-old Renee Good.

The government says the officer shot the driver in self-defense.

She then proceeded to weaponize her vehicle, and she attempted to run a

law enforcement officer over.

But the footage tells a different story. In this clip, we see Good waving cars by,

and one car drives past her stopped vehicle.

Like they're somewhat impeding the... the ICE guys, although

you did see the SUV drive around them. Next, officers exit the

car and approach Good's vehicle.

Right out of the gate, it's escalatory in nature.

And then the agent with the black mask reaches for the

driver's side door handle to try to open it.

From the video, like, the reverse lights are on. From this other video angle,

we can see that the officer has already crossed in front of the car.

He's holding a cell phone.

They are trying to essentially take

some sort of recording or photograph of the driver to show or identify her as a

antagonist to their enforcement operations.

What he does is cross in front of

and stay in front of a

occupied running vehicle.

You should not be putting yourself,

intentionally putting yourself in front of a vehicle if absolutely...

unless absolutely necessary.

And with a cell phone in his left hand, he draws his pistol with his right hand,

and in a very quick succession rattles off three rounds.

Under the Department of Homeland Security's use of force policy, firearms may not

be discharged solely to disable a moving vehicle,

and shooting at a moving vehicle is tightly restricted. So my... my training was

that you cannot

use deadly or lethal

force solely to stop a fleeing vehicle.

Do you have another option other than

pulling the trigger?

The Trump administration maintains the agent opened fire to avoid being run over,

but the direction of the tires appears to be facing away from the

officer to the right.

There's still a dispute as to whether the officer was grazed or struck by the Honda.

He continues to fire even after moving out of the way of the vehicle.

If she is intentionally trying to hit that agent or officer,

those tires are pointed in the opposite direction,

and the vehicle's trajectory after the shots would be... would be continuing

to the left. After three shots, the car veers away. Oh my f---ing God!

According to Balliet,

both the officer's gunfire and the car

accelerating could have put agents and the surrounding crowd of

bystanders in danger.

These are all factors that law enforcement officers have to weigh

before pulling the trigger.