School drop-off
On a Wednesday morning, Good drove home in Minneapolis.
She had dropped off her six-year-old son at school.
Her ex-husband shared the timeline and asked for anonymity.
He said the family moved in 2025 from Kansas City, Missouri.
Then her route crossed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
Rest in peace, Renee Nicole Good — a 37-year-old poet, writer, devoted mother of three, and compassionate soul who spent her life caring for others.
— JESS (@asteroidsravens) January 8, 2026
Her family shared that she was one of the kindest people they knew: extremely compassionate, loving, forgiving, and affectionate… pic.twitter.com/8FZdSiLITq
Wife’s first words
After the shooting, Good’s wife appeared covered in blood, witnesses said.
She cried:
“They shot her in the head. I have a 6-year-old in school.”
Then she added:
“I made her come down here, [sic] it’s my fault. They just shot my wife.”
Today we lost Renee Nicole Good.
— Andrew Mercado (@Guru_Merc) January 8, 2026
Renee was a 37-year-old U.S. citizen. A mother. A partner. A neighbor. She was shot and killed during a federal ICE operation in south Minneapolis. She was not the target of that operation. She leaves behind a six-year-old child who should still… pic.twitter.com/LONFJuzeWJ
Who Good was
Good’s mother, Donna Ganger, confirmed her daughter’s identity.
She said Good was not part of protest groups against ICE.
In 2020, Good won Old Dominion University’s poetry prize.
Her work was titled “On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs.”
Her then-husband was Timmy Ray Macklin Jr.
He died in 2023 at age 36.
What officials said
Meanwhile, KARE 11 said the shooting happened at 34th Street and Portland Avenue.
It was in the Powderhorn Park neighborhood.
DHS said agents ran “targeted operations” and faced interference.
A DHS spokesperson said a woman “weaponized her vehicle” at officers.
Another case cited
ICE arrested Bruna Caroline Ferreira outside Boston on November 12, 2025.
TMZ released video on December 3, 2025, from Revere, Massachusetts.
It showed a silver sedan near a condo exit at around 12:30 p.m.