Renee Good's family has filed two lawsuits against the U.S. government and several immigration officials over her fatal shooting in Minneapolis on January 7 during an immigration crackdown. The suits, brought by Becca Good, Renee’s partner, and Brent Ganger, her brother, allege wrongful death and conspiracy. Video footage shows Good reversing her car after being ordered to exit by an officer who then fired shots into the vehicle, fatally wounding her. Federal officials initially claimed self-defense but are now facing legal action that includes claims of intentional infliction of emotional distress and a request for damages from the government.
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In January 2021, Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three in Minneapolis, was fatally shot by an ICE agent named Jonathan Ross during a protest against federal immigration raids. The shooting occurred when Good and her partner stopped their car on a street where ICE officers were operating; she was honking her horn as they blocked part of the road, drawing attention to the ongoing operations.
In October 2021, nine months later, Good's family filed two lawsuits: one against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act and another naming Ross along with White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and other officials. The cases allege wrongful death, battery, assault, false imprisonment, emotional distress, negligence, and a conspiracy to interfere with civil rights.
The lawsuits assert that Operation Metro Surge, which deployed 3,000 ICE agents in Minneapolis following accusations of immigration fraud by right-wing influencers, was designed to target Somali and Hispanic communities. The family argues this led to excessive use of force and violated Good's constitutional rights.
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Renee Good's family sues U.S. government, ICE officer and others over Minneapolis killing
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Lawsuits allege wrongful death, conspiracy in fatal January shooting by U.S. immigration officer
Renee Good's family sued the U.S. government and several immigration officials on Thursday, alleging wrongful death, conspiracy and other violations in the 37-year-old woman's killing by an immigration officer during a federal crackdown in Minneapolis.
The two lawsuits were filed by Good's partner, Becca Good, and Renee's brother, Brent Ganger.
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The U.S. Justice Department didn't immediately respond to an email seeking comment on the lawsuits.
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Renee Good, a mother of three, was fatally shot Jan. 7 as protests against immigration raids flared across the city.
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According to Becca Good, her partner stopped their car in a street to support neighbours during an immigration operation.
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Investigating Renee Good's death is now up to the county — and no one else
Bystander video shows Renee Good in the driver's seat of a red SUV blocking part of the road and repeatedly honking her horn.
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Two immigration officers get out of a truck, their faces covered, and one orders Good to get out of the car.
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She reverses briefly, then turns the steering wheel as the officer says again, "Get out of the car."
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Almost simultaneously, Becca Good, standing in the street, shouts: "Drive, baby, drive!"
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One officer standing in front of the vehicle pulls his weapon and fires into the windshield.
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He lurches back as the car turns away from him.
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The officer, now very close to the open window on the driver's side, opens fire two more times, fatally shooting Renee Good, according to an analysis of the videos by The Associated Press and others.
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Federal officials at the time said the officer acted in self-defence and that Good had engaged in "an act of domestic terrorism."
Lawsuits allege wrongful death and conspiracy
The lawsuit against the United States seeks damages for Good's wrongful death and "the immense suffering Renee endured in the final moments of her life, and for the profound and permanent losses that her death has inflicted upon her family," according to a news release filed by lawyers for Becca Good and Ganger.
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The lawsuit also alleges "intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligent infliction of emotional distress" on Becca Good.
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Becca and Renee Good were not legally married, according to a family lawyer, but referred to one another as wives.
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They had only recently relocated to Minneapolis from Kansas City, Mo.
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It asks for a bench trial.
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The other lawsuit alleges a conspiracy to interfere with civil rights and seeks a jury trial.
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It says the shots fired by Jonathan Ross, the immigration officer who killed Good, "were the predictable and intended product of the operation," which the lawsuit describes as a "carefully planned, co-ordinated effort between senior federal officials and private actors to make two ethnic communities — Minnesotans of Somali and Hispanic descent and origin — the object of aggression and abduction, and to silence by intimidation, arrest and violence the neighbours and allies of those targeted communities who observed, documented and warned of that campaign.
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The lawsuit also alleges "collaboration of federal agencies and individuals with private entities for an operation with discriminatory design, racially targeted pursuit and seizure of individuals without regard to their legal status, and each defendant's participation in the conspiracy."
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It names Ross as a defendant, as well as White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, former Homeland Security head Kristi Noem, former U.S. Border Patrol commander-at-large Gregory Bovino, former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and others.
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The killing of Good and another U.S. citizen, Alex Pretti, in Minneapolis just weeks later sparked outrage across the country and calls to rein in immigration enforcement.
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At least 10 people have died in encounters with immigration officers during U.S. President Donald Trump's second term.
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In social media accounts, Renee Good described herself as a poet, writer, wife and mom.
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On Pinterest, a profile picture shows her smiling and holding a young child, alongside posts about tattoos, hairstyles and home decorating.
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In an interview shortly after her death, Renee Good's mother, Donna Ganger, told The Associated Press: "She had this way of making you feel special and loved that I didn't even understand … until we lost her."
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"As we have tried to navigate our own massive loss, I am also devastated by how many other lives have been destroyed in this darkest of times," Becca Good said in the news release on Thursday.
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"So many other families are dealing with the loss of their loved ones; to everyone who has had to witness it — the pain of this moment extends far beyond our family. What happened to us should never happen to any family."
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