The woman fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis has been identified as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good — a mother, a wife, and a poet who once described herself through those very roles.
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Good was identified by her mother just hours after the fatal shooting, which authorities say occurred when she allegedly attempted to ram ICE agents on a city street, according to the Star Tribune.
"Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known," her mother, Donna Ganger, said in an emotional interview with the newspaper.
Renee Nicole Good has been identified as the woman fatally shot by ICE agents in Minneapolis on January 7, 2025. Facebook/ODU English Department
Good lived in the Twin Cities with her partner, her mother, Donna Granger, said. Instagram/@renee.n.good
Video footage appears to show her Honda Pilot making contact with an ICE agent moments before he opened fire. President Trump and other officials have since said the killing was justified.
Her mom added: “She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being.”
‘She was probably terrified,’ Ganger added, calling the circumstances surrounding her death 'so stupid.'
Good was a "writer and poet" and had previously been married to a comedian who, like her, died at the age of 37 in 2023.
An ICE agent moved toward the vehicle just moments before the shooting. X/@maxnesterak
Her Instagram bio read: "Wife and mom and sh–ty guitar strummer from Colorado; experiencing Minneapolis," accompanied by a pride flag and her she/her pronouns.
She was shot and killed in a middle-class neighborhood in south Minneapolis, where ICE agents were conducting an immigration operation on Wednesday.
The ICE agent opened fire as the car moved forward. X/@maxnesterak
A different angle captures the Minneapolis shooting. X
According to the Department of Homeland Security, Good was among several people who allegedly blocked the street with their vehicles to prevent ICE agents from advancing.
Agents stepped out of their blocked truck and ordered the woman to move her SUV. She then allegedly sped toward one of the officers, striking him with her vehicle. As he spun toward the driver’s side window, he fired three shots into the car, footage from multiple angles shows.
The scene after the Honda Pilot crashed following the shooting. Scootercaster/FreedomNewsTV
Blood is visible on the airbag inside Good’s car. AP
At least three shots were fired during the altercation. The victim was struck in the head and pronounced dead at the scene. REUTERS
Good receiving medical attention from first responders after being shot. AP
She was shot at least once in the head and was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
The Department of Homeland Security described her as a domestic terrorist who tried to kill federal agents.
“One of these violent rioters weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them — an act of domestic terrorism,” DHS assistant secretary for public affairs Tricia McLaughlin wrote on X.
Good’s mother expressed disbelief at the idea that her daughter was involved in an ICE protest, saying she was "not part of anything like that at all."
Her SUV careened into a row of parked cars as bystanders screamed in horror.
Footage captured near the scene appeared to show a distraught woman identifying herself as Good’s wife, sobbing as she said the shooting was "her fault" and mentioning that she had a young child at school.
"They shot her in the head. I have a 6-year-old in school," she seemed to tell a bystander, explaining that they were new to the area and didn’t know who to call.
“I made her come down here, it’s my fault,” she said. “They just shot my wife.”
Protesters gathered near the scene of the shooting. via REUTERS
A protest against ICE took place near the site of the fatal shooting. Getty Images
A protester receiving aid after being pepper-sprayed by law enforcement officers. AP
People laying flowers in the snow near the site of the shooting. Getty Images
"Why did you have real bullets? She was yelling!" the woman appeared to shout at the nearby federal agents, who seemed to ignore her.
The woman’s face appeared to be covered in blood, and according to the witness filming the video, she had gone into the car in an attempt to help Good.
Local leaders voiced their outrage over the killing as the footage began circulating.
"To ICE, get the f—k out of Minneapolis. We do not want you here," Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said during a fiery press conference following the shooting.
“Your stated reason for being in this city is to create some kind of safety, and you are doing exactly the opposite,” he scoffed.
Gov. Tim Walz labeled the DHS’s explanation of the shooting as "propaganda."
“I’ve seen the video. Don’t believe this propaganda machine,” Walz wrote on X. “The state will ensure there is a full, fair, and expeditious investigation to ensure accountability and justice.”
The shooting occurred while the DHS was conducting a large-scale immigration operation in Minnesota, partly prompted by allegations of multi-billion-dollar federal fraud schemes reportedly carried out largely by undocumented immigrants.
