Renee Nicole Good wasn’t alone in her car when she was fatally shot

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Nearly a week after 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, new information about her final moments has emerged, deepening the grief surrounding a case that has shocked the city and drawn national attention.

On a snowy Wednesday morning, Good was carrying out a normal routine. She had dropped her six-year-old son off at school and was driving home through her neighborhood with her partner and their dog in the car. It was an ordinary moment that suddenly turned tragic.

Just blocks from home, they encountered Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducting an operation. What unfolded next has come under intense scrutiny following the release of cellphone video recorded by the agent who fired the fatal shots.

In the footage, Renee appears calm as officers approach her vehicle, telling one agent she was not angry. Her partner, meanwhile, challenges the officers and records the encounter, insisting they have done nothing wrong.

As tensions rise, officers shout commands for Renee to exit the vehicle. The SUV briefly reverses and then moves forward while turning. Moments later, the video jolts, gunshots are heard, and the vehicle crashes a short distance away.

After the shooting, Renee’s partner is heard screaming in distress, saying Renee had been shot in the head and blaming herself, while their unharmed dog remains in the back seat—an image that has deeply affected viewers.

Federal officials claim the shooting was self-defense, a version disputed by witnesses and local leaders. Friends and family remember Renee as a compassionate poet, writer, and devoted mother, leaving behind a grieving family, a young child, and a community searching for answers.