Nine months after Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis, her family is taking legal action.
On January 7, just blocks from the site of George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis, Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent.
Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was struck in the chest, arm, and head. Emergency responders arrived quickly, but despite their efforts, she was tragically pronounced dead less than an hour later.
The incident, which unfolded near East 34th Street and Portland Avenue, immediately set off a wave of public anger and sparked national debate over the use of federal force.
Renee Nicole Good’s family has now filed two federal civil lawsuits following her fatal shooting.
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The lawsuits were announced by the family’s attorney on October 1, roughly nine months after Good was killed. Both cases allege wrongful death and excessive force.
The legal actions take different approaches. One lawsuit seeks to hold the United States responsible under the Federal Tort Claims Act. The other names ICE officer Jonathan Ross, who shot Good, along with other officials.
Good’s brother, Brent Ganger, said the family is determined to pursue accountability following his sister’s death.
“I stand here with fierce determination to do what is right for my sister, for her children, and for our country – and that is to insist on accountability,” Ganger stated.
“What happened to her on January 7th and what has happened to far too many people in the last year is not what America is about. We can and must do better, and the Constitution must be the roadmap back to decency and the rule of law.”