An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday during a deportation operation targeting the city's Somali community. Video footage shows agents approaching her vehicle, which was blocking a road, leading to the fatal shots amid conflicting accounts of self-defense. Local leaders condemned the incident, while President Trump and federal officials blamed radical left agitators.
On January 7, 2026, in Minneapolis's Cedar-Riverside neighborhood along Portland Avenue between 33rd and 34th Streets, ICE agents were conducting targeted deportations amid protests against their uninvited presence. The operation focused on the area's large Somali community, part of a broader deployment of about 2,000 federal agents to the city, spurred by a state fraud scandal involving Somali immigrants.
Video circulating online, captured from multiple angles, depicts Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old American woman, parked in her SUV blocking the roadway. Two ICE officers approached: one briskly tried to open the driver's door, while another stood in front. Good reversed briefly, then shifted to drive and pulled forward at an angle to leave. As she did, her vehicle appeared to clip or touch the officer at the front. That agent drew his gun, sidestepped, and fired multiple shots—described as two or three—toward the windshield or driver's window while she was already driving away. The SUV then crashed into another vehicle down the street. Good, who suffered a gunshot wound to the head, was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Federal officials quickly framed the shooting as self-defense. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social: "The woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer, who seems to have shot her in self defense." DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin called it "an act of domestic terrorism," stating the officer "fired defensive shots" to save lives. Secretary Kristi Noem echoed this, labeling Good a domestic terrorist. An official DHS statement claimed the agent was recovering in the hospital after being hit.
Local authorities disputed this narrative based on the video. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called the self-defense claim "garbage" and "not true," declaring: "To ICE, get the f*ck out of Minneapolis. We do not want you here... Now, somebody is dead. And that’s on you." Governor Tim Walz, who condemned the shooting, said: "I’ve seen the video. Don’t believe this propaganda machine." He mobilized the National Guard for potential protest escalations and urged peaceful demonstrations.
Good's mother, Donna Ganger, described her daughter as "one of the kindest people I’ve ever known" and "probably terrified," denying involvement in anti-ICE protests. Rep. Ilhan Omar, whose district includes the site, referred to her as a "legal observer."
The incident sparked clashes between anti-ICE protesters and law enforcement, with tear gas deployed. Investigations are underway by the FBI and Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, with Police Chief Brian O’Hara confirming the scene as a crime site. Minneapolis officials emphasized accountability, while federal responses blamed Democratic rhetoric for inciting violence against agents.
