Renée Good – The Killing
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BACKGROUND
Renée Nicole Macklin Good
Born on April 2, 1988, Renée Good was a 37‑year‑old American citizen, writer, and poet residing in Minneapolis. She had a degree in English from Old Dominion University and had lived in Kansas City, Missouri, before moving to Canada and ultimately settling in Minneapolis.
Her death occurred on January 7, 2026, at 9:37 a.m. (CST) when ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot her on Portland Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota, as she was driving her Honda Pilot SUV. The incident was captured on a cellphone and subsequently received extensive media coverage from Reuters, BBC, The Wall Street Journal, and Associated Press.
Reference: [Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renee_Good).
INCIDENT
Details
Video recordings show Good filming ICE agents with her phone and directing traffic. She stood between an agent and a woman whom the agent had pushed to the ground, putting his arm around the woman. She was subsequently pepper‑sprayed and wrestled to the ground by several federal agents, with around six surrounding her when she was shot and killed.
Border Patrol agents removed her gun, and the shooting lasted at least ten shots within five seconds. The shooting accelerated ongoing protests against US immigration forces locally and nationally.
IMPACT
Aftermath
Local officials and witnesses reported that the shooting prompted a swift response from the Department of Homeland Security and that media coverage was extensive. The case remains under investigation, with ongoing updates from local and national media outlets.