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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.

Her family shared that she was one of the kindest people they knew: extremely compassionate, loving, forgiving, and affectionate… pic.twitter.com/8FZdSiLITq

— JESS (@asteroidsravens) January 8, 2026

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.

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

— Andrew Mercado (@Guru_Merc) January 8, 2026

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.

Fatal Incident in Minneapolis

An ICE officer shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good on January 7.

The shooting happened near East 34th Street and Portland Avenue.

Good later died at a local hospital.

This location is very close to where George Floyd died.

Conflicting Stories Emerge

The DHS claims Good tried to weaponize her car against agents.

They called the incident domestic terrorism and cited self-defense.

However, Mayor Jacob Frey viewed video of the shooting.

He said the car was actually driving away from the officers.

Mayor Demands ICE Leave

Frey spoke at a press conference on Wednesday.

He called the self-defense claim a garbage narrative.

Later, he told federal agents to leave the city.

“Get the [expletive] out of Minneapolis,”

Frey stated.

Leaders Defend Officer

Secretary Kristi Noem stands behind the officer.

Also, President Trump posted about the event on Truth Social.

He claimed Good was a professional agitator.

Still, video shows no sign of an officer being hit.

Community Mourns Good

Good was a mother and a prize-winning poet.

The City Council wants the officer arrested and prosecuted.

They also want ICE to leave the city immediately.

Finally, leaders are calling for a full investigation.

“We demand that ICE immediately leave our city,”

the council wrote.

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Agent named

The ICE agent was identified as Jonathan “Jon” Ross.
Good, 37, was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon while driving her SUV.
ICE agents were on duty along the Minneapolis street where the shooting occurred.

Video evidence

Multiple videos show Ross opening fire as Good sat behind the wheel.
The footage shows shots striking Good in the face while she was driving.
Video later shows her reverse, then drive forward, before three shots rang out.

Political reaction

The Trump administration called Good a “professional agitator.”
Officials said she had been stalking federal agents.
However, Democratic officials in Minneapolis called the shooting murder.
Meanwhile, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said ICE agents will remain in Minnesota.

Prior incident

An FBI agent told the Daily Mail Ross is an experienced officer.
The source said Ross was dragged by a car during an arrest last June.
That incident happened in Bloomington, Minnesota, at 8am on June 17.
Ross was dragged more than 100 yards and needed 20 stitches.
In December, a St. Paul jury convicted Roberto Carlos Munoz-Guatemala, 40.
The DOJ said Munoz is illegally in the United States and from Mexico.

Aftermath and protests

Protests followed Good’s death across Minneapolis.
Governor Tim Walz urged calm as schools cancelled classes.
DHS said it deployed more than 2,000 officers and arrested over 1,500 people.
Good’s mother, Donna Ganger, denied claims her daughter joined protests.
“That’s so stupid,” Ganger told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
“She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life.”

Wife’s words

A woman claiming to be Good’s wife cried at the scene.
“I made her come down here, it’s my fault,”
“They just shot my wife.”

What happened

Witnesses said ICE shot Good three times in the face.
Good, 37, died in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

Video showed ICE agents ordering her out of her car.
She reversed, then tried to drive off.

Three shots rang out.
Then the SUV crashed into parked cars.

Mother speaks

Good’s mother Donna Ganger spoke to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
She denied her daughter joined the ICE protests at the location.

“That’s so stupid,”
“She was probably terrified.”

ICE and leaders

ICE said Good drove her burgundy SUV at agents.
However, Mayor Jacob Frey called that “bulls**t”.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem defended the officer’s actions.
“An officer of ours acted quickly and defensively, shot to protect himself and the people around him,”

Vice President JD Vance backed ICE after the shooting.
“I want every ICE officer to know that their president, vice president, and the entire administration stands behind them,”

Investigation

The FBI and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension are investigating.
President Trump called Good a “professional agitator”.

He said the agent acted in “self-defense”.

Shooting in Minneapolis

Renee Nicole Good, 37, died on Wednesday in Minneapolis.
She was inside her SUV during immigration operations.

Police and witnesses described chaos at the scene.
Good was fatally shot in the head, reports said.

What ICE claimed

ICE said Good ignored demands to leave her car.
They said she reversed, then tried to drive off.

ICE claimed she drove her burgundy SUV at agents.
Officials said the agent feared for his life.

Former in-law reacts

Good’s former brother-in-law, Joseph Macklin, spoke to the Daily Mail.
“She had no reason to be there, in my opinion,”

“She should have minded her own business.”

Joseph said Good had three children.
One is a six-year-old son with Tim Macklin Jr.
He said the Air Force veteran died in 2023.
Joseph said her older two children live with their father.

Family disputes story

Joseph challenged claims she tried to hit the agent.
He said video showed the agent was not in front.

Good’s former father-in-law, Timmy Ray Macklin Sr, spoke to The Telegraph.
“It is horrible, it’s murder.”

Good’s mother, Donna Ganger, spoke to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
“She was probably terrified,”

Officials and protests

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem called it “an act of domestic terrorism.”
Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said Good “weaponized her vehicle.”

Mayor Jacob Frey rejected the DHS account.
“This is bulls**t,”

“to ICE, get the f**k out of Minneapolis.”