Renee Nicole Good vs. ICE Agents — The Facts:
Renee Nicole Good vs. ICE Agents — The Facts:
On January 7, 2026, Renee Nicole Macklin Good, aged 37, a U.S. citizen, mother of three, poet, writer, and Minneapolis resident, was shot and killed by an ICE agent during a federal immigration enforcement operation in south Minneapolis.
Video footage and eyewitness accounts show Ms Good seated in her vehicle as ICE agents approached. As she attempted to move the SUV away from the scene, ICE agent Jonathan Ross fired into the vehicle, striking her multiple times.
Ms Good was transported to hospital, where she was pronounced dead later that day.
Evidence indicates that she attempted to leave, was sworn at, and was aggressively approached.
Weapons were drawn prior to an officer stepping in front of the moving vehicle.
Shooting at a moving vehicle is prohibited under established law-enforcement policy except under the most extreme circumstances.
Federal officials, including the Department of Homeland Security, have stated the agent acted in self-defence, alleging the vehicle posed a threat. However, local leaders, lawmakers, legal experts, and policing specialists have publicly disputed this account, questioning whether Ms Good posed any credible threat and whether the use of lethal force was justified or lawful.
The incident has prompted widespread public outrage and protest, with calls for independent investigation and accountability.
Ms Good’s family and community describe her as kind, creative, and family-oriented. Moments before she was killed, footage shows her calm and polite, stating, “I’m not mad at you, bro.”
I have reviewed footage from multiple angles, morgue documentation, and legal analysis from professionals across differing perspectives. The roadway was not blocked by Ms Good’s vehicle.
The individual who discharged the firearm has since gone into hiding.
A woman has been killed. This was avoidable.
There were alternatives available: recording the licence plate, disengaging, deploying a taser, disabling the vehicle safely, or making an arrest at a later time.
There was no lawful jurisdiction requiring Ms Good to exit her vehicle, and policy explicitly restricts firing at moving vehicles due to the extreme risk to life.
The actions taken were reckless, and it is sheer luck that no bystanders were also killed.
Ms Good was shot three times after an officer chose to step in front of a vehicle that was clearly attempting to leave.
Facts are what matter.
We must challenge systemic corruption as it occurs, particularly when narratives are reshaped to excuse preventable loss of life.
Real justice matters. ❤️
Sarah Wingfield
Independent Disability Advocate
#ReneeNicoleGood #ICE #avoidable #accountability #Justice
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A news-style composite image with a headline reading: “Dramatic footage from ICE agent’s phone shows fiery confrontation with Renee Nicole Good, wife seconds before he shot her.” On the left, a woman wearing a hat and red hoodie sits in the driver’s seat of a maroon SUV with the window open, looking toward someone outside the vehicle. On the right, two images show armed officers surrounding the same vehicle on a snowy street; one officer stands near the rear of the SUV with a weapon drawn, and another image shows the vehicle with doors open and officers nearby. The scene appears tense and chaotic, with snow on the ground and visible exhaust from the vehicle.
