Renee Nicole Good: 5 things to know about the Minneapolis ICE shooting victim

Renee Nicole Good is the Minnesota woman identified as the victim of a fatal ICE shooting

Published on: Jan 08, 2026 3:27 AM IST

By Shirin Gupta

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Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident, was identified as the woman shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent during a federal targeted operation on January 7.

Renee Nicole Good is the Minnesota woman identified as the victim of a fatal ICE shooting (Photo by Kerem YUCEL / AFP) (AFP)

Here are five things to know about her:

Identity confirmed by mother and circumstances

Good's identity was confirmed by her mother, Donna Ganger, shortly after the incident. The shooting occurred on Portland Avenue in south Minneapolis.

According to reports, the ICE agents were conducting targeted immigration enforcement operations.

The Star Tribune reported that Ganger said, “Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known,” she said. “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.”

Renee lived with her partner

Renee Nicole Good lived with her partner in the Twin Cities, Ganger confirmed to the Star Tribune. It is not known if she lived in Minneapolis.

Renee Nicole Good's video surfaces

A video circulating online shows federal agents surrounding Good's SUV as it appears to reverse and then accelerate.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) described the shots as defensive, claiming an agent was in danger. However, eyewitnesses dispute parts of this account, saying the footage contradicts the official narrative.

Conflictive narratives around the video

Officials from DHS and ICE assert that the agent fired in self-defence as Good's vehicle advanced toward law enforcement personnel.

The claim has largely been contested by city leaders and community witnesses. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey condemned the federal presence and called for ICE to “leave the city.”

Critics are questioning whether the deadly force used on the Good was justified.

Ongoing investigation

State authorities, including the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), are each investigating the shooting.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said, “We will use every available lever to ensure a local, transparent investigation takes place.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shirin Gupta
Shirin Gupta is a content producer with the Hindustan Times. She covers everything between politics, entertainment and sports at the US desk. Shirin got interested in political journalism during her time as a web editor at her college newspaper NCC News in Syracuse when she first started seeing the effects of national politics in life of her fellow colleagues. Shirin has worked on a wide range of fast-moving and developing stories locally when she was at NCC editing accessible reports for the audience. Her current role requires her to track real-time updates, verify information and present balanced coverage across diverse beats. Covering US politics from an international newsroom perspective has further deepened her understanding of how domestic decisions can have far-reaching global consequences. With a keen interest in international affairs, Shirin continues to build her expertise in geopolitics, policy shifts, and cross-border developments. She aims to learn and evolve her reporting in matters of geopolitics and international issues. Outside the newsroom Shirin writes about books and music for her personal blog. She is an avid consumer of pop culture and reveres literature.Read More

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