The family of Renee Nicole Good, a woman shot dead by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis, has received more than $1.5m in donations via a GoFundMe campaign. The fundraiser, which originally aimed to raise $50,000, was closed on Friday after surpassing its goal by 30 times, with contributions from approximately 38,500 donors.
The money will be placed in a trust to support Good’s widow, Rebecca, and their three children. In a statement, Rebecca Good said the kindness of strangers was “the most fitting tribute” to her wife, who was killed on Wednesday during an immigration sweep ordered by the Trump administration. “Renee lived this belief every day,” she added, referencing their commitment to compassion for all.
Good, 37, was fatally shot after attempting to drive her car away from agents. Video shows an officer, Jonathan E Ross, approaching her vehicle. After she slowly brushed past him while driving off, Ross fired multiple times, killing her. A voice on the video is heard saying “Fucking bitch.” Ross had previously been dragged by a vehicle during an arrest of an undocumented immigrant with a criminal conviction for sexual assault.
The killing has drawn widespread condemnation. Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey told ICE to “get the fuck out” of the city, and some congressional Democrats have threatened to withhold funding from the Department of Homeland Security. Thousands have protested near the site of the shooting, which is less than a mile from where George Floyd was murdered by police in 2020.
