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Renee Good Shooting

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January 2026

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As ICE tactics draw Minneapolis protests, people in greater Minnesota offer nuanced views

Two weeks after a federal ice agent shot and killed Renee Macklin Good in Minneapolis, we take the pulse of how folks in outstate Minnesota are feeling about the immigration enforcement actions and the protests against them. For many, they see the issues not as black and white or red and blue, but as shades of gray and nuanced.

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Public safety was in a good place in Minneapolis, then ICE showed up

The fatal shooting of Renee Macklin Good could upend a period of stability in Minneapolis, years after the George Floyd unrest.

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ICE agents are trained in CPR. They didn’t use it on Renee Macklin Good

Federal immigration agents waited three minutes to call 911 after one of their officers shot Renee Macklin Good in Minneapolis. After a brief medical assessment, they left her bleeding in her car. Agents didn’t give her CPR and turned away the help of a man who said he was a doctor.

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Following Renee Good’s killing, her son’s Minneapolis charter school receives right-wing attacks

With around 30 students enrolled, Southside Family Charter School switched to online learning after conservative news articles and social media posts seized upon the school’s social justice focus.

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Latest updates on immigration enforcement in Minnesota

A federal agent shot a man in Minneapolis on Wednesday night. It’s the second shooting in the city by a federal agent, one week after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Macklin Good.

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The fatal shooting of Renee Macklin Good

On Jan. 7, 2025, Renee Macklin Good was shot and killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis, during a surge in immigration enforcement in Minnesota.

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Judge orders release of man illegally detained by ICE; 911 logs show chaos after Good killing

This story includes live updates from Jan. 15, 2026: Documents released by the city of Minneapolis on Thursday paint a picture of the chaotic scene following the fatal shooting of Renee Macklin Good.

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What legal action can the family of Renee Macklin Good take? A lawyer explains.

Good's parents, siblings and widow have hired the same law firm that represented the family of George Floyd. The firm is launching a private civil investigation into Good’s death after she was shot and killed by an ICE agent in south Minneapolis.

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It’s been one week since Renee Macklin Good was killed. What do we know? Your questions, answered

From the rights of ICE agents to what happens after someone is detained, here’s the answers to your most-asked questions.

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Another Minnesotan has been shot by a federal agent in Minneapolis

This story includes live updates from Jan. 14, 2026: A week after the fatal shooting of Renee Macklin Good another person in Minneapolis has been shot by a federal agent.

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Our daily check in with MPR photojournalist documenting immigration actions in Minneapolis

On Tuesday morning, ICE agents took two people into custody and used chemical irritants on a crowd in south Minneapolis. The incident occurred a block from where an agent killed Renee Macklin Good. MPR News photojournalist Ben Hovland at the scene and joined host Nina Moini to talk about it.

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Minnesota's top federal fraud prosecutor quits over ICE shooting probe

The lead federal prosecutor in the Feeding Our Future fraud case has resigned. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson is objecting to the Justice Department's response to the killing of Renee Macklin Good by an ICE agent last week. The White House announced today that President Donald Trump is ending Temporary Protected Status for Somalis.

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Joe Thompson, Minnesota's top federal fraud prosecutor, quits over ICE shooting probe

Thompson’s resignation comes after top Justice Department officials pushed the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office to investigate the widow of Renee Macklin Good, who was shot and killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross last week. Thompson also objected to excluding state investigators from the Good shooting investigation.

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Minnesota braces for what's next amid immigration arrests and in the wake of Renee Good shooting

Already shaken by the fatal shooting of a woman by an immigration officer, Minnesota's Twin Cities on Sunday braced for what many expect will be a new normal over the next few weeks as the Department of Homeland Security carries out what it called its largest enforcement operation ever.

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DHS to send more ICE officers to Minnesota as local lawmakers question legitimacy of FBI probe

Several Minnesota officials took to the national airwaves Sunday to discuss the fatal shooting of Renee Macklin Good by an ICE officer and to press for state involvement in the investigation.

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Congress is debating the possible consequences for ICE and even Noem after Renee Macklin Good's killing

Members of Congress are considering the possible consequences for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and even Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after an ICE officer shot Renee Macklin Good to death in Minnesota.

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Hennepin County Attorney seeks evidence in ICE shooting; Minneapolis Public Schools offer e-learning option

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty says her office is seeking out evidence to conduct a local investigation into this week's fatal shooting of Renee Macklin Good in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.

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ICE agent involved in fatal shooting Wednesday was involved in another incident in June

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Good on Wednesday morning has been identified through court documents from a June incident in Bloomington. NPR has confirmed that Jonathan Ross is the ICE officer who shot and killed Good as she was driving away from a group of agents on Portland Avenue.

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Renee Macklin Good’s wife says she nurtured kindness

On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.

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ICE officer who shot Renee Macklin Good in Minneapolis has served decades in military and law enforcement

The agent who fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis is an Iraq War veteran who has served for nearly two decades in the Border Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Court documents obtained Thursday by The Associated Press show Jonathan Ross was injured last summer when he was dragged by a suspect’s moving vehicle.

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Students, families rally across the Twin Cities, call on ICE to go

This story includes live updates from Jan. 9, 2026: Protests continue across the state for Renee Macklin Good who was killed by an ICE agent on Jan. 7. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty asked the public to send her office videos, photos and any other information around the shooting.

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Legal experts say FBI control of ICE shooting investigation may hinder state case

The FBI’s takeover of the investigation into Renee Nicole Good’s killing has cut off state access to evidence, raising accountability concerns.

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A Minneapolis woman was shot and killed by an ICE agent, what happens now? Your questions answered

On Wednesday morning Renee Good was shot and killed in south Minneapolis. Here are the answers we found to questions about body camera footage, the protections of legal observers and more.

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FBI takes over investigation into fatal shooting of Renee Good

State investigators say they are off the case, and the FBI is now solely in charge.

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Woman killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis was a mother of 3, poet and new to the city

The woman shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis was a U.S. citizen and mother of a 6-year-old. In social media accounts, 37-year-old Renee Nicole Macklin Good described herself as a poet, writer, wife and mom.

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Identity of ICE agent who shot Minneapolis woman is confirmed, protests continue

This story includes live updates from Jan. 8, 2026: NPR has confirmed the name of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officer who shot a Renee Macklin Good as Jonathan Ross by cross referencing court records.

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Thousands gather to mourn Renee Good, Minneapolis woman shot and killed by ICE agent

Renee Nicole Good, 37, was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning.

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Renee Macklin Good shot and killed by ICE agent, eyewitnesses say she posed ‘no threat’

This story includes live updates from the day of the fatal shooting of Renee Macklin Good by an ICE agent on Wednesday, Jan. 7.

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