by Madison Benoit ‘29 on January 22, 2026
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On Jan. 7, Renee Nicole Good was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis, Mn. Prior to the shooting, Good and her partner were among neighbors questioning ICE agents whose car had become stuck in the snow.
Good was behind the wheel of a Honda Pilot while her partner, Rebecca Good, stood behind the vehicle and questioned an ICE officer while both parties filmed videos of each other with their phones. The officer would go on to switch his phone to his left, non-dominant hand as he moved to stand in front of the vehicle. Two other officers then began to order Good to get out of the vehicle, but Good instead began to reverse the vehicle for a few feet and then turn to the right, away from the ICE agent who then opened fire, reportedly believing Good was attempting to run him over.
Good was shot multiple times from close range. Reports say she was not breathing and had “inconsistent, irregular, thready pulse activity.” Good was later pronounced dead at the Hennepin County Medical Center in downtown Minneapolis.
The Trump administration has repeatedly referred to Good as a “domestic terrorist” and claims she was attempting to “weaponize” her vehicle. Videos from the event refutes this statement. Officials from Minnesota argue that the ICE agent acted recklessly, and that the self-defense claim is invalid.
Since the fatal shooting, several videos of the event have gone viral online, which has continued to spark protests in Minneapolis as well as over the country. Within hours of the shooting, many protestors gathered at the scene where Good was shot and reports state that ICE agents deployed pepper spray upon those protestors. The site has now become a makeshift shrine in memory of Good.
Renee Good was 37 years old and a mother of three; she left behind a loving family including a six-year-old son, and two teenage children along with her wife Rebecca Good.
In a statement to the Minnesota Star Tribune Donna Granger, Good’s mother said that her daughter was “probably terrified” during the confrontation with officers that saw her fatally shot and that she was “one of the kindest people I’ve ever known.”
Good’s family has since hired the same law firm which represented the family of George Floyd and plans to bring legal action. Good was shot only blocks from where Floyd was killed in 2020.