Renee Good
Renée Nicole Macklin Good[lower-alpha 1] (April 2, 1988—January 7, 2026)[5][6] was an American writer and poet. She was killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agent on January 7, 2026, following a confrontation in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her death sparked outrage and protests throughout the United States.
Life
Renée Good was born on April 2, 1988 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as one of five children to Timothy and Donna Granger. She was a Christian, and had previously been married twice. She had three children, two from her first marriage and one from her second. Her first marriage ended in divorce, and her second following the death of her husband in 2023.[6] At the time of her death, Good was married to Rebecca Good.[7]
Good worked at various points in banking and as a dental assistant. She attended Old Dominion University in Virginia where during which time she hosted a podcast, and she graduated with a degree in creative writing in 2020. After graduating from college, she worked as an English teacher. At the time of her death, she was working as a substitute teacher in Minneapolis.[6]
Poetry
Good's poem, "On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs" won the Academy of American Poets Prize for 2020 at Old Dominion University. Rajiv Mohabir, who served as a judge on the panel that awarded Good, said of the poem, "Good's poem levitated out of the finalist submissions for me because of how specific references struck me... I could see myself in the same struggle: justifying science and faith. What does it mean to define something until there is no wonder left?"[8]
Killing
Sources differ on Good's involvement with anti-ICE protests prior to her killing. DHS security secretary Kristi Noem alleged that Good had been "stalking and impeding ICE all day".[10] Several Minnesota state officials, including Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison,[11] said Good was acting as a legal observer of ICE's activities at the time of the incident.[10][12] Good's ex-husband and mother said that Good was not involved with protests challenging ICE activities; her ex-husband said, "she was not an activist".[13][14]
According to Good's ex-husband, Good and her wife Rebecca were returning home from dropping their six year old child off at school when they encountered ICE agents.[7] Good's car was stopped perpendicular to the street, and ICE agents surrounded her car, giving conflicting orders. Good reversed briefly and then moved forward away from the agents while turning the steering wheel. The car then began to drive forward to the right away from an agent, identified by the Minnesota Star Tribune as Jonathan Ross, who fired three shots into the car as it departed.[15][16][17] After the shooting, the car continued down the street until it crashed into a parked car and light pole.[18] Good was pronounced dead after being admitted to Hennepin County Medical Center for multiple gunshot wounds to her head.[3]
Aftermath
The day of Good's killing, protests broke out across the United States.[19] The same day as her killing, a vigil was estabilshed at the site of Good's death.[20]
Notes
References
- ↑ Macklin, Renée Nicole. "2020 Academy of American Poets Prize: On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs". poets.org. Academy of American Poets. Archived from the original on January 8, 2026. Retrieved January 8, 2026. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "What we know about Renée Good, the Colorado-born woman killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis". The Denver Post. January 8, 2026. Retrieved January 9, 2026. As of 2023, her legal name was "Renee Nicole Macklin Good".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "What we know about Renee Good, former KC resident shot and killed by ICE". January 7, 2026. Archived from the original on January 8, 2026. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
- ↑ Yee, Curtis; Anderson, Jim; Clark, Nell; Burdette, Sam. "Hundreds protest in Minneapolis after ICE officer kills Renee Nicole Macklin Good". AP News. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
- ↑ Thomas, Judy L.; Pilling, Nathan; Green, PJ; Adler, Eric (January 8, 2026). "ICE Killing of Renee Good Leaves Son Orphaned and Former KC Neighbors Reeling". The Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on January 9, 2026. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Czachor, Emily Mae. "Renee Good, the driver shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, was a mom and widow. Here's what we know". CBS News. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Killer ICE agent's new video of Minneapolis shooting released". The Times. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- ↑ Taheri, Mandy (January 9, 2026). "Renee Nicole Good's Award-Winning Poem: Read in Full". Newsweek. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- ↑ "New video emerges of Minnesota shooting, further inflaming tensions". Reuters. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Wertheimer, Tiffany (January 8, 2026). "Who was Renee Nicole Good, the woman killed by ICE?". BBC News. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
- ↑ Chappell, Bill; Kim, Juliana (January 8, 2026). "What we know one day after the killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis". NPR News. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- ↑ Shamim, Sarah (January 8, 2026). "Who was Renee Nicole Good, the woman killed in ICE Minneapolis shooting?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
- ↑ Bjornson, Greta (January 8, 2025). "Renee Good Had Just Dropped 6-Year-Old Off at School When She Encountered ICE. Soon Her Partner Was Crying, 'They Just Shot My Wife'". Archived from the original on January 9, 2026. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Walsh, Paul; Day, Jeff (January 7, 2026). "'She was an amazing human being': Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent". Minnesota Star Tribune. Archived from the original on January 8, 2026. Retrieved January 7, 2026. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Kim, Juliana (January 7, 2026). "What we know so far about the fatal ICE shooting of a Minneapolis woman". KCSM Jazz 91. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
- ↑ Pattee, Ryan (January 7, 2026). "ICE agent shoots, kills woman in Minneapolis". KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
- ↑ Davis, Aaron C.; Baran, Jonathan (January 8, 2026). "Video shows ICE agent in Minneapolis fired at driver as vehicle veered past him". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 8, 2026. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
- ↑ Burke, Minyvonne; Ainsley, Julia; Gamboa, Suzanne (January 7, 2026). "Minneapolis driver shot and killed by ICE officer during immigration-related operation, DHS says". NBC News. Archived from the original on January 7, 2026. Retrieved January 7, 2026. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Wertheimer, Tiffany (January 9, 2026). "Who was Renee Nicole Good, the woman killed by ICE?". BBC. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- ↑ Roth, Ellie; Cipolle, Alex V.; Zurek, Erica. "Thousands gather to mourn Renee Good, Minneapolis woman shot and killed by ICE agent". Minnesota Public Radio (January 7, 2026). Retrieved January 9, 2026.
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