ICE shooting in US: Victim Renee Nicole Good remembered for her kindness
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US federal officials said an ICE agent shot and killed Ms Renee Nicole Good in self-defence.
PHOTO: JAMIE KELTER DAVIS/NYTIMES
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WASHINGTON – The woman who was killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent on Jan 7 in Minneapolis
Ms Renee Nicole Good, 37, who was identified by the authorities, was a cherished Minnesotan, said state Representative Leigh Finke of St Paul, Minnesota, who paid tribute to her in a statement.
She was “a loved and celebrated community member, who has now been stripped away from her family”, Ms Finke added.
Ms Good, a US citizen, lived in Minneapolis with her partner, according to an interview with her mother Donna Ganger in The Minnesota Star Tribune, which said that Ms Good had a six-year-old child.
Federal officials said an ICE agent shot and killed Ms Good in self-defence, and they accused her of trying to use her vehicle to run over law enforcement officers. Local officials have strongly disputed that account.
Ms Ganger told the Star Tribune that her daughter “was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known”, adding that she was “loving, forgiving and affectionate”.
Ms Ganger declined a request for additional comment, and other family members could not be immediately reached.
Ms Finke condemned the federal immigration operation that led to the fatal encounter, calling for those activities to end, “as well as full transparency and accountability to ensure justice for the victim”. NYTIMES
