Family sues Trump administration over fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis
The family of Renee Good, a 37-year-old US citizen fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis in January, has sued the Trump administration and the agent involved. The lawsuits allege excessive force and unconstitutional negligence, while the administration called the claims baseless.
The family of Renee Good, a US citizen fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis in January, has sued the Trump administration and the agent involved, alleging excessive force and unconstitutional negligence. The two lawsuits were filed on Thursday and name Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who shot Good, as well as senior administration officials. The family is seeking damages and a jury trial, saying there had been no accountability for her death.
Good, 37, was killed on January 7 after she and her wife joined protests against federal immigration agents deployed in Minnesota during deportation operations. The lawsuits say Good had dropped her son at school before stopping her car after seeing agents patrolling the area. The filings describe Good as a poet and mother of three children.
They allege that she was not the target of an investigation and had broken no law that federal officers had authority to enforce. Videos of the shooting were widely viewed, according to the report. Good’s brother, Brent Ganger, said the family had seen no investigation, condolence or policy change.
Her wife, Becca Good, publicly described her as loving, funny, intelligent and committed to compassion and dignity. A White House spokeswoman called the lawsuits baseless and said the administration would defend itself vigorously. Ross could not be reached for comment.
The Department of Homeland Security has defended the conduct of Ross and other officers as justified uses of force in dangerous situations. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty is investigating the deaths of Good and Alex Pretti, another American fatally shot by immigration agents two weeks later. The Justice Department withdrew its usual cooperation and evidence-sharing with local authorities, slowing the investigations, according to the source.
No agent involved in Good’s killing has faced charges, the report said. Minnesota has separately sued the administration to obtain evidence gathered at the shooting scenes.
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