Minneapolis: The woman fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, has been identified by her mother as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. Good was killed just a few blocks from her home, where a woman answering the door declined to comment.
Good’s mother, Donna Ganger, told the reporters that her daughter lived in the Twin Cities with her partner. The family was notified of her death late Wednesday morning.
“That’s so stupid,” Ganger said after learning details of the incident. “She was probably terrified. Renee was not part of anything like that at all.”
Ganger described her daughter as “one of the kindest people I’ve ever known,” highlighting her compassion and lifelong dedication to caring for others. “She was loving, forgiving, and affectionate. She was an amazing human being.”
An Instagram account believed to belong to Good described her as a “poet and writer and wife and mom and shitty guitar strummer from Colorado; experiencing Minneapolis, MN.”
Good had previously been married to Timmy Ray Macklin Jr., who passed away in 2023 at the age of 36. The couple had a child, now six years old, and Good also had two other children who reportedly live with her extended family. Timmy Ray Macklin Sr., the father of her late husband, expressed his shock and commitment to supporting his grandchild.
Good was a poetry award recipient while studying creative writing at Old Dominion University in 2020, recognized for her work “On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs.”
During her time there, she hosted a podcast with her husband, and the English Department noted she enjoyed “movie marathons and messy art” outside of writing.
Friends and neighbors remembered Good as a warm and caring person. Megan Kocher, who met Good and her wife just weeks before the incident, called her “such a warm and loving mother” and described the shooting as “tragic beyond words.”
At an evening vigil, speakers honored Good as a peaceful neighbor who sought to protect others. Jaylani Hussein, executive director of CAIR-MN, said, “She was peaceful, she did the right thing.
She died because she loved her neighbors.” Another speaker rejected portrayals of Good as a threat, noting that she was present “to watch the terrorists,” not to participate in violence. Hundreds of people chanted her name while walking around the block in her memory.
Mary Radford, 27, who lived next to Good, described her as a “beautiful family” and said the neighborhood will deeply miss seeing her and her young son. “It is so painful to think about how he’s gonna fare in his life,” Radford said. “I just can’t even imagine what that family is going through.”
Neighbors and friends emphasized that though Good’s time in the community was tragically brief, she made a lasting impression as a caring, kind, and devoted mother and neighbor.
