American poet and writer who held a degree in English from Old Dominion University. She had recently relocated to Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her wife and children. She was fatally shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer during a federal immigration operation in south Minneapolis on January 7, 2026.
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ICE officer Jonathan Ross fatally shot Renée Good, a U.S. citizen, in Minneapolis. DHS says she used her car as a weapon; Minneapolis and Minnesota officials say video shows no threat and call the self-defense account false.
