The official report paints a harrowing picture of the moments following the shooting of Renee Nicole Good. Discovered inside her vehicle, she bore the devastating impact of four gunshot wounds – two to the right chest, one to the left forearm, and a particularly grievous wound to the head with visible tissue damage.
Initial accounts suggested three gunshot wounds, but the Minneapolis Fire Department incident report details the full extent of the injuries. Blood streamed from her left ear as paramedics arrived, finding her completely unresponsive at 9:42 a.m.
Her breathing was absent, and her pulse was described as erratic and fading. Responders urgently moved her from the car, first to a snowbank and then to the sidewalk, attempting to distance her from the escalating confrontation between law enforcement and onlookers.
Despite relentless efforts to revive her – initiated at the scene, continued within the ambulance, and carried on at Hennepin County Medical Center – CPR was ultimately discontinued at 10:30 a.m. Renee Nicole Good was pronounced dead.
The Department of Homeland Security maintains the ICE officer fired in self-defense. The sequence of events, according to their account, began with Good using her Honda Pilot to obstruct ICE officers, intentionally parking in the roadway to impede their vehicles.
When asked to exit her car, Good allegedly accelerated directly toward an agent, prompting the officer to discharge his weapon. Video evidence, DHS claims, supports this narrative of a deliberate threat.
The ICE officer himself sustained injuries during the incident, suffering internal bleeding to his torso after being struck by Good’s vehicle. The severity of the internal damage remains undisclosed.
The shooting has ignited fierce national debate and, disturbingly, has been followed by acts of violence directed toward federal immigration enforcement agents. The atmosphere is charged with tension and unrest.
Now, Good’s family is being represented by the Chicago-based law firm Romanucci & Blandin, a firm with a high profile in civil rights cases. They previously represented the family of George Floyd, securing a landmark $27 million settlement.
Antonio M. Romanucci, the firm’s founding partner, is representing Good’s partner, Becca Good, along with her parents and siblings. The family seeks answers and accountability in the wake of this tragic loss.
