Did owner of Chipotle donate to ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good? No, but here’s who did

On Jan. 7, 2026, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, sparking nationwide protests against ICE and its use of force. The agent who fired the shots was publicly identified by multiple credible news outlets as Jonathan Ross; as of this writing he had not been charged in connection with the killing amid an ongoing federal investigation. 

In the days since the shooting, online fundraisers emerged aimed at supporting Ross during potential legal consequences.

People on social media claimed (archived) the owner or CEO of Chipotle, a Mexican fast-food chain, donated either $10,000 (archived) or $15,000 (archived) to ICE agents generally or specifically to the ICE agent who shot and killed Good. Several Snopes readers emailed us asking whether the rumor was true.

(Facebook account Ashley Jacobs)

The claim was based on a donation by Bill Ackman, a billionaire hedge-fund manager who previously held a significant stake in Chipotle — but no longer did as of this writing. 

At the time of publishing, Chipotle’s CEO was Scott Boatwright, according to the chain’s website.

Boatwright’s name did not appear among the top donors for a GoFundMe campaign (archived) supporting Ross, to which Ackman contributed. As of this writing, that fundraiser had two $10,000 donations: one from a Patrice J. and another from William Ackman. Boatwright also did not announce a donation to either Ross or ICE on his LinkedIn account (archived), his most recently active public social media profile.

While anyone can donate to a fundraiser anonymously, there was no evidence Boatwright had made such a donation at the time of this writing.

Given the above information, we’ve rated the claim that the owner and CEO of Chipotle donated to Ross as false.

Ackman donation to Ross GoFundMe

On Jan. 11, 2026, Ackman, founder and CEO of the investment firm Pershing Square Capital Management, posted to X (archived) that he donated to a GoFundMe campaign supporting Ross and intended to donate to another GoFundMe supporting Good’s family, but the campaign had already closed by the time he tried to contribute. In a follow-up post (archived) on Jan. 13, 2026, Ackman clarified he donated $10,000 to the GoFundMe for Ross.

At one point, Ackman was a major shareholder in Chipotle through his investment firm. However, at the time of Ackman’s donation to the Ross fundraiser, Chipotle posted to Threads (archived) that he was not affiliated with the company.

In a November 2025 Pershing Square earnings call, Ackman’s firm told investors it had sold all its remaining shares in Chipotle following the chain’s October earnings report. Pershing Square told investors that its investment in Chipotle, which began with a 10% stake in the company’s shares, was more than nine years old and that the firm had already slowly sold off 85% of its initial stock investment before its final exit.

This disinvestment was visible in the Wayback Machine’s archives of the portfolio page on Pershing Square’s website. On Oct. 14, 2025, Pershing Square listed Chipotle on the page as one of its investments. By Nov. 22, 2025, Chipotle had been removed. This change was also reflected in Pershing Square’s fact sheets for October and November 2025.