The driver shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday was a 37-year-old woman originally from Colorado, according to state officials.
The woman, , was identified by her mother, Donna Ganger, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported.
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet confirmed the person killed in Minneapolis was “a U.S. citizen, born and raised in Colorado” .
“President Trump’s reckless weaponization of ICE is making our cities less safe and endangering people simply trying to lead their lives. We need an investigation, and we need justice,” Bennet wrote.
The shooting happened Wednesday morning when an officer approached an SUV stopped in the middle of the road, demanded the driver open the door and grabbed the handle, according to video recorded by bystanders.
What we know about Renée Good, the Colorado-born woman killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis
The SUV backed up and then started pulling forward, and a different ICE officer standing in front of the vehicle fired two shots at close range before jumping back as it continued to move toward him.
The SUV then sped into two cars parked on a curb nearby.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem described the shooting as "an act of domestic terrorism" by a woman who “attempted to run them over and rammed them with her vehicle. An officer of ours acted quickly and defensively, shot, to protect himself and the people around him.”
The Department of Homeland Security in what was described as the "largest immigration operation ever."
Noem's characterization was rebuffed by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who called it "garbage," as well as Good's mother, who told the Star Tribune her daughter was not involved in protests against ICE.
"Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known,” Ganger told the newspaper. “She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being.”
An that appears to belong to Good describes her as a "poet and writer and wife and mom and... guitar strummer from Colorado; experiencing Minneapolis, MN."
A message left for Ganger was not returned on Wednesday.
Good is survived by her partner and three children, according to social media posts.
On Wednesday evening, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis called for a full investigation into the death of Good.
“What took place in a Minneapolis neighborhood is deeply disturbing, and the loss of Renee Good is tragic. My thoughts are with Renee’s family, especially her young child, friends, and loved ones, including those in Colorado. There must be a full investigation into this incident and accountability. The American people deserve answers about what happened today,” Polis said in a statement from his office.
She was previously married to the late Timmy Ray Macklin Jr., who died in 2023. Macklin's father on Wednesday told the Star Tribune he was working to reunite with his grandchild, a 6-year-old boy.
“There’s nobody else in his life,” Macklin's father, Timmy Ray Macklin Sr., told the newspaper. “I’ll drive. I’ll fly. To come and get my grandchild.”
Good was identified by her married last name in an April 2020 Facebook post from , which stated she was from Colorado Springs and had a daughter and two sons.
She won a poetry prize at the university in Norfolk, Virginia, where she studied creative writing.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
