On The Murder By ICE Agents In Minneapolis on January 7, 2026
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What We Know
At approximately 9:40AM, an ICE agent shot and killed a legal observer in south Minneapolis near East 34th Street and Portland Avenue as she was leaving the scene after documenting ICE actions.
The resident, Ms. Renee Nicole Good, was a 37 year old white woman and U.S. citizen, and it has been indicated she was not the target of any law enforcement activity. Renee was driving away from the scene as a legal observer. The victim was alone in her car, and a federal law enforcement officer approached on foot and as the victim began to drive off in her vehicle, at least two shots were fired, she was struck in the head by a bullet and the vehicle then crashed on the side of the roadway.
There are competing reports about what happened. Multiple accounts report that medical professionals in the crowd were not allowed access to her. We know that parents were attempting to take children to school, that ICE stopped them, and that neighbors attempted to intervene so that a family was not torn apart. A crowd began to form at approximately 10:30AM.
When Minneapolis law enforcement responded, they found a woman with a gunshot wound to the head. Eventually, lifesaving measures were performed at the scene and the victim was transported to Hennepin County Medical Center where she was pronounced deceased. The identity of the ICE officer is currently unknown, and no legal action nor arrest of the officer has taken place. This was the act of an ICE agent using reckless power that resulted in the murder of our community member.
Formal investigations are occuring. The scene has been turned over to the FBI and Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA). The purpose for involvement of the BCA is to investigate whether any Minnesota state laws have been violated and to ensure local jurisdictions can prosecute the criminal who killed Renee. Said local jurisdictions have been closely coordinating; I extend gratitude to the emergency responders and public servants who are working toward the safety and care of our community.
Where I’m At
My heart is grieving for Renee and her family. This is an unimaginable and preventable loss. Renee was serving her community and working to protect our neighbors. I honor Renee’s humanity and life, and I acknowledge the deep pain felt by her loved ones and neighbors. Renee’s actions as an observer were to protect our neighbors in Minneapolis. Across the country we have seen similar actions taken to protect families and children, but now Renee is being demonized and mischaracterized. That is inaccurate fascist propaganda; I firmly reject narratives and clickbait that distort the facts.
The actions and harm we are experiencing right now are inhumane, unlawful, and unconstitutional. United States’ due process means that justice is pursued through legal action and the courts, not through guns and murder on our streets. I have received reports and footage that show ICE agents going door-to-door to snatch people, often agents are unwilling to provide a badge number or legal documentation, which is a terrifying reality since we are still grieving Speaker Hortman’s assassination due to the impersonation of a police officer.
This preventable murder confirms an escalating pattern from the Federal Administration that must be called out. On July 12, 2025, a farmworker in California passed away after being seriously injured during an immigration raid a few days earlier. On September 12, 2025, a father in Illinois was shot and killed in his car by ICE after dropping off his two youngest children at daycare. And now, on January 7, 2026, a resident observer was driving away from ICE when she was shot in her car and pronounced dead hours later.
The Federal Administration has constructed this chaos in order to dehumanize our neighbors, crush our spirits, and distract from their unlawful and greedy agenda. Their narrative of unruly residents and incompetent local leaders is essential to cover their unconstitutional behavior; however, our collective shared humanity has fought against and overcome tyranny before – and we will do so again – together.
I am proud of my neighbors’ unrelenting courage, compassionate caregiving, and a fierce resilience toward justice. When children were not coming to school for fear of ICE violence, neighbors came together to deliver meals and offer tutoring. When parents started missing work, co-workers came together for rental assistance and rides to school. And when dozens of masked and unidentified ICE agents appeared up at our libraries, courts, and clinics, neighbors came together to protect one another and document the human rights violations they commit.
These calculated atrocities are designed to numb us in order to divert attention from the evil that our taxpayer dollars are funding. Together, we must resist the urge to give into this numbness – because numbing our pain also numbs our shared humanity, and it is through the collective wisdom in our bodies and ancestral storylines that we will get through to the other side. Because together, we come from powerful, loving, and resourceful storylines. Our cultures and ancestors have found ways to construct creativity from pain, joy from fear, and hope from oppression.
Ultimately, I believe that shared humanity and our love for one another has and will prevail. Our collective wisdom transcends; we will continue to lead with integrity, care for one another with dignity, and fight for our shared humanity without apology. I remain in this fight with you: speaking our truth, caring with compassion, and leading toward accountability and justice.
Previous Statements and Resources
Read my statement on the Federal Approach to Immigration and the Current Crisis of Democracy (July 2025), and my statement on the irrefutable escalation of a democracy in crisis (December 2025).
Additional community resources: