Renee Good's wife speaks out after fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis: 'She literally sparkled'
Renee Good's wife, Becca Good, spoke out Friday in a statement provided to Minnesota Public Radio, two days after Renee was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis.
Renee "lived by an overarching belief: there is kindness in the world and we need to do everything we can to find it where it resides and nurture it where it needs to grow," Becca Good told MPR.
"Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole," Becca Good wrote.
Renee Good leaves behind three children, including a 6-year-old son.
"I am now left to raise our son and to continue teaching him, as Renee believed, that there are people building a better world for him," the statement said. "That the people who did this had fear and anger in their hearts, and we need to show them a better way.
"We thank you for the privacy you are granting our family as we grieve," Becca Good wrote. "We thank you for ensuring that Renee's legacy is one of kindness and love."
The reaction to Renee Good's shooting was immediate in the city where police killed George Floyd in 2020, with hundreds of protesters converging on the shooting scene and the school district canceling classes for the rest of the week as a precaution.
On Thursday night, hundreds marched in freezing rain down one of Minneapolis' major thoroughfares, chanting "ICE out now!" and holding signs saying, "Killer ice off our streets." And on Friday, protesters were out again demonstrating outside of a federal facility that is serving as a hub for the immigration crackdown that began Tuesday in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Authorities erected barricades outside the facility, and a small group of counter-demonstrators also showed up.
City workers, meanwhile, removed makeshift barricades made of old Christmas trees and other debris that had been blocking the streets near the scene of Good's shooting. Officials said they would leave up a shrine to the 37-year-old mother of three.
