Federal agents executed a search at the suburban Minneapolis home of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who fatally shot a woman during a confrontation earlier this week, according to a report published Friday by the Daily Mail.
The outlet reported that a Special Response Team arrived early Friday at the residence of Jon Ross, 43, who lives at the home with his wife and children. Photographs published by the Daily Mail showed multiple masked federal officers wearing balaclavas outside the five-bedroom house. One officer appeared to be carrying pepper spray, while another was armed with a rifle.
According to the report, agents entered the home and later emerged carrying five large plastic containers, a computer tower and several framed photographs. The agents then returned to unmarked vehicles and were seen forming a perimeter around a black Jeep SUV as it exited the garage. The driver of the vehicle wore a full-face mask, preventing identification.
The Daily Mail reported that one agent confronted members of its reporting staff and another recorded a close-up video of a photojournalist before the convoy departed.
A neighbor told the outlet she observed Ross’ wife, identified as Patrixia, pacing in the driveway Wednesday afternoon, several hours after the fatal shooting. Since then, the home has appeared unoccupied, according to the report, prompting speculation that the family may have temporarily relocated.
Federal authorities have not publicly commented on the search, and it remains unclear whether the operation was related to a criminal investigation, evidence collection or security concerns. The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Ross has become a central figure in a national debate over immigration enforcement following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good on Wednesday afternoon. Federal officials have said Good was shot after she allegedly drove her vehicle toward agents during an enforcement operation in Minneapolis.
The Trump administration has said the shooting was an act of self-defense. Democratic officials and witnesses have disputed that account, citing video footage they argue shows Good attempting to leave the scene when shots were fired. The incident remains under investigation.
The Daily Mail reported that Ross is an Enforcement and Removal Operations officer with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and a veteran of the Iraq War. The outlet also reported that Ross married Patrixia in 2012 and that her parents are physicians originally from the Philippines.
Social media posts reviewed by the Daily Mail show the couple previously lived near El Paso, Texas, and that Patrixia posted photos near a U.S. Border Patrol helicopter in 2013, as well as images from a Spanish-language cookbook. Property records show Ross purchased his Minnesota home in 2015 using a loan backed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Neighbors told the outlet Ross had displayed pro-Trump flags and a “Don’t Tread on Me” Gadsden flag at the home until recently. Those flags are no longer visible, according to the report. Neighbors described Ross as reserved and his wife as outgoing, and said the couple has children.
The Daily Mail also reported that Ross’ family members previously clashed with him over politics on social media. In 2020, his sister posted a photo denouncing white supremacy, and comments attributed to Ross later appeared to have been deleted from the thread.
Ross’ father, Ed Ross, defended his son in an interview with the Daily Mail, saying the shooting was justified.
“She hit him,” the elder Ross, 80, told the outlet. “He also had an officer whose arm was in the car. He will not be charged with anything.”
He described his son as a committed Christian and a devoted husband and father. Ed Ross said he lives in North Pekin, Illinois, and confirmed that his daughter-in-law is a U.S. citizen, declining to provide additional details.