Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was tragically shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis on January 8, 2026. Good, a U.S. citizen born in Colorado, had recently moved to Minnesota with her family. She was a devoted Christian, a talented poet and writer, and a loving mother and wife. Her death has sparked widespread outrage and raised questions about the use of force by ICE agents.
Good's ex-husband, who wishes to remain anonymous for the safety of their children, shared that she had just dropped off her six-year-old son at school when they encountered a group of ICE agents on a snowy street in Minneapolis. A video taken by bystanders shows an officer demanding she open her car door and grabbing the handle. As she attempts to drive away, another ICE officer fires at least two shots into her vehicle at close range. The incident has been captured on video, with a distraught woman seen near the vehicle, wailing, 'That’s my wife, I don’t know what to do!'
Good's family and friends describe her as creative, passionate, and extremely compassionate. She was a devoted Christian who participated in youth mission trips to Northern Ireland and loved to sing, having studied vocal performance in college. Good also hosted a podcast with her second husband, who died in 2023. She was a stay-at-home mom but had previously worked as a dental assistant and at a credit union.
The Trump administration officials labeled Good as a 'domestic terrorist' who had attempted to ram federal agents with her car, but her ex-husband refutes this, stating she was never an activist and had never participated in any protests. Good's neighbors in Kansas City and Minneapolis described her as a loving mother and a neighbor who was not a terrorist or extremist. An online fundraiser for her spouse and son has raised over $600,000, with one organizer calling her 'pure sunshine, pure love.'
The death of Renee Nicole Good has sparked a national conversation about immigration policies and the use of force by law enforcement. Her family and friends mourn her loss, and many are calling for a reevaluation of ICE's tactics and a more compassionate approach to immigration enforcement.
