On January 7, 2026, Renée Nicole Good, a 37-year-old American citizen and mother, was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis during a federal immigration enforcement operation. Video footage and eyewitness accounts quickly spread, raising urgent questions about the use of lethal force and the lack of restraint shown in a civilian neighborhood. The county medical examiner later ruled her death a homicide.
Her killing happened amid an aggressive surge in ICE activity and immediately ignited protests across Minneapolis and cities nationwide. People took to the streets demanding transparency, accountability, and an end to enforcement tactics that treat communities as combat zones. While federal officials claimed self-defense, many journalists, legal advocates, and residents who reviewed the evidence rejected that narrative.
Renée Good’s death has become more than a single tragedy; it is now a symbol of what happens when state power operates without meaningful oversight. Her name is carried on signs and in chants not just to mourn her, but to insist that no one should be killed for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Remembering her is an act of resistance, and a reminder of why people continue to organize, document, and refuse to stay silent.
(photo cred: wired.com)