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Who was Renee Nicole Good? Minneapolis ICE shooting victim identified after new video emerges
Renee Nicole Good, 37, was identified as the woman fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis during an immigration raid, her mother told local media.
Renee Nicole Good, 37, was identified as the woman who was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday amid the ongoing immigration raids in the city. Renee Nicole Good's mother, Donna Ganger, confirmed her identity to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
Renee Nicole Good was shot earlier on Wednesday by an ICE agent during an immigration raid in what the Department of Homeland Security has described as an act of "self-defense." But videos with new angles of the incident have many disputing the claims of the DHS.
Donna Ganger, the mother of the victim, is also one of them. She described the shooting as “stupid” adding that Renee Nicole Good was “not part of” the group of the anti-ICE protestors, which kickstarted the incident.
The DHS and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement have maintained that Renee Nicole Good tried to use her SUV as a weapon to run down the ICE agents. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called the shooting "an act of domestic terrorism."
Who Was Renee Nicole Good?
Renee Nicole Good, a Minneapolis resident, was at the location of the ICE raid on Wednesday as the protests erupted. She was reportedly with her spouse, who was seen in videos screaming, "She's my wife," after Good was shot. The couple reportedly also had a six-year-old son.
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“That’s so stupid,” Good's mother, Donna, told the Star Tribune. "She was probably terrified. Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known. 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.”
Good was shot in the face three times after she reportedly did not step out of the car when asked to do so by the ICE agents.
Minneapolis Mayor Hits Out At DHS
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey hit out at the DHS blaming the ICE for the shooting. Frey, a Democrat, said at a news conference on Wednesday that the DHS is "already trying to spin this as an action of self-defence," but it's "bullshit." He explosively told the ICE to "get the f*** out of Minneapolis."
"Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit." Frey said. “What they are doing is causing chaos and distrust. They are ripping families apart, sowing chaos in the streets and, in this case, quite literally killing people," the newly-sworn-in Mayor added.
