A GoFundMe campaign created in support of a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis has raised Sh95,421,945 ($739,705) as of Thursday, sparking widespread debate online.
The fundraiser was launched by a user identified as Clyde Emmons, who, according to Forbes has no affiliation with the officer, Jonathan Ross.
On the page, Emmons defended the shooting and said the funds were intended to support the officer.
“After seeing all the media bs about a domestic terrorist getting GoFundMe, I feel that the officer that was 1000 per cent justified in the shooting deserves to have a GoFundMe. Funds will go to help him,” Emmons wrote.
Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman was among the notable donors, contributing Sh1,290,000 ($10,000). His donation triggered backlash on social media, prompting him to publicly explain his decision on X.
I have been widely reviled (and worse) by many on social and mainstream media for giving $10,000 to a @gofundme for Jonathan Ross, the officer who tragically killed Renee Good. [I had also attempted to support the gofundme for Renee Good’s family, but it was already closed as it…
— Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) January 13, 2026
“I have been widely reviled by many on social and mainstream media for giving $10,000 to a GoFundMe for Jonathan Ross, the officer who tragically killed Renee Good,” Ackman wrote. He added that he had also attempted to donate to a fundraiser for Good’s family, but it had already closed after surpassing its target.
Ackman said his contribution was not political, but rooted in his belief in due process.
“My purpose in supporting Ross and attempting to support Good was not to make a political statement. I strongly believe that only a detailed forensic investigation by experts and a deep understanding of the law will determine whether Ross is guilty of murder,” he stated.
He added that while he could have donated anonymously, he chose to do so publicly to help the officer raise funds for his legal defence.
Following the campaign’s rapid growth, calls emerged for GoFundMe to remove the page, with critics arguing that it violated the platform’s rules against fundraising for individuals accused of violent crimes.
However, a GoFundMe spokesperson told Forbes that such restrictions only apply once formal charges are filed, which has not yet occurred in this case.
Emmons later claimed that contact had been made with the ICE agent and that arrangements were underway to transfer the funds.
“Contact has been made and arrangements are being put into place to transfer the funds as the officer wishes. One step closer,” he wrote in an update.
The fundraiser emerged shortly after an outpouring of support for Good’s family. A separate GoFundMe page set up following her death on January 7, 2026 raised more than Sh70,950,000 ($550,000) within a day and eventually surpassed Sh193,936,923 ($1,503,387), reflecting widespread public sympathy for her relatives.