A tragic and highly controversial shooting occurred Wednesday morning in south Minneapolis, where a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good during a tense standoff on a residential street.
Good, a U.S. citizen, mother, and Minneapolis resident described by family and local officials as compassionate and caring for her neighbors, was in her maroon SUV when agents approached. Bystander videos show agents ordering her out of the vehicle and attempting to open the door as she tried to drive away. An agent standing in front fired several shots, striking her. The vehicle then crashed into a parked car nearby.
Federal officials, including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and President Trump, described the incident as self-defense, claiming Good attempted to run over the agent by weaponizing her vehicle. They noted the agent was injured (though later treated and released) and called her actions disruptive or even domestic terrorism.
In stark contrast, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Governor Tim Walz, and city leaders rejected this account, pointing to video evidence showing no clear attempt to strike the agent. Frey demanded ICE leave the city immediately, while protests erupted, including vigils where hundreds mourned Good and called for federal agents to withdraw.
The shooting unfolded amid a massive federal deployment of over 2,000 ICE and Homeland Security agents to the Minneapolis area — the largest such operation in recent history — tied to investigations into alleged welfare and childcare fraud, much of it linked to the state’s Somali community. The Trump administration has withheld federal childcare funds from Minnesota and escalated rhetoric against immigrants.
The incident, just a mile from where George Floyd was killed in 2020, has deepened tensions, leading to school cancellations, planned protests in other cities, and ongoing federal and state investigations.