Good's wife contrasts their whistles with agents' guns
Wife of Renée Good
“We had whistles. They had guns.”
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Statement released two days after the shooting by Renée Good's wife, Becca Good, describing their family and the moment of the shooting.
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Two days after the shooting, Becca Good released a statement describing her wife and the moment agents confronted them.
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She said Good leaves behind three children, the youngest six years old.
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Case context: Was ICE Officer Jonathan Ross justified in fatally shooting Renée Good?
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Why this label?
Becca Good disputes the threat implied by DHS's account by emphasizing the mismatch between what the couple was carrying and the agents' weapons, without independently arguing the shooting was reckless or unlawful.
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