$10,000.

That is the amount billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman donated to a GoFundMe campaign supporting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross, who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good during an ICE operation in Minneapolis on January 7.

The donation quickly sparked widespread backlash online and renewed debate over the killing of Good, a 37-year-old mother of three who was shot just blocks from her home. Video footage circulated by news outlets appears to capture her final moments. Several state leaders and advocacy groups have said Good was acting as a legal observer — a volunteer who monitors law enforcement activity during raids and protests.

Authorities have claimed Good “weaponized” her vehicle and attempted to strike the officer, while witnesses and supporters insist she was unarmed and posed no immediate threat at the time she was shot.

The incident triggered protests across the country almost immediately. At the time, Donald Trump defended the ICE agent in a post on Truth Social, writing that Good was a “professional agitator” and alleging she had violently run over the officer, framing the shooting as self-defense. His comments were met with swift and intense criticism on social media.

The Trump administration, along with senior officials, consistently defended ICE following the shooting. JD Vance also weighed in, stating that Good had violated the law and that the shooting was justified.

As public anger grew, donations to a GoFundMe campaign supporting Good’s family surged, surpassing $1.5 million before the fundraiser was paused. At the same time, a separate fundraiser was launched for Ross.

Ackman later confirmed his $10,000 donation to Ross in a statement shared on X, explaining that his decision was rooted in the principle of due process. He wrote that he believes strongly in the idea that individuals are innocent until proven guilty and said he had intended to donate to Good’s family as well, but their fundraiser had already been closed by the time he attempted to contribute.

Ackman, who leads Pershing Square Capital Management, which oversees roughly $20 billion in investments, also described the incident as a tragedy. He said the situation involved an officer attempting to do his job and a protester whose actions, in his view, may not have been intended to cause harm but nonetheless ended in fatal consequences. He added that the country would be stronger if people worked together to address the deeper issues driving such confrontations.

In Minneapolis, thousands of people returned to the streets over the weekend, continuing protests over Good’s death and demanding accountability. The demonstrations underscored the deep divisions surrounding immigration enforcement, policing, and protest rights.

Amid the public debate, Good’s widow, Becca, shared a statement through MPR News reflecting on her wife’s life and the impact of her death on their children. She expressed gratitude for the outpouring of support from around the world and described Good as someone whose defining trait was kindness.

She said Renee “sparkled,” not in a literal sense, but in the way she carried herself — radiating warmth, compassion, and joy. According to her family, Good lived by the belief that kindness exists everywhere and that people have a responsibility to nurture it. She was a Christian, her wife said, who believed that all faiths share a core truth: the call to love one another, care for one another, and keep each other safe and whole.

As protests continue and investigations remain ongoing, the donation by Ackman has become another flashpoint in a case that has already exposed sharp political, moral, and emotional divides — not just over one shooting, but over the broader systems and values surrounding it.