NewzCivil lawsuits are now filed against the federal government on behalf of the family of Renee Good, the 37-year-old woman fatally shot in January by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in south Minneapolis. Renee Good’s family has sued the U.S. government and several ICE officials, alleging wrongful death in the woman’s killing by an ICE officer in Minnesota.
government and several immigration officials Thursday, alleging wrongful death and other violations of federal law in the 37-year-old womans killing by an immigration officer during a federal crackdown in Minneapolis.The two lawsuits were filed by Goods partner, Becca Good, and Renee's brother Brent Ganger.One lawsuit, filed against the United States of America, alleges the wrongful death of Renee Good under Minnesota law predicated on claims of battery, assault, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence that caused her death.The other lawsuit alleges a conspiracy to interfere with civil rights. It names as defendants: Jonathan Ross, the immigration officer who shot her; White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller; former Homeland Security head Kristi Noem; former U.S. Border Patrol commander-at-large Gregory Bovino, Corey Lewandowski, President Donald Trumps campaign manager, and others.RELATED STORY | Relatives of Renee Good call for accountability in congressional hearingRenee Good, a mother of three, was fatally shot Jan.
7 as protests against immigration raids flared across the city. According to Becca Good, her partner stopped their car in a street to support neighbors during an immigration operation.Bystander video shows Renee Good in the driver's seat of a red SUV blocking part of the road and repeatedly honking her horn.Two immigration officers get out of a truck, their faces covered, and one orders Good to get out of the car. She reverses briefly, then turns the steering wheel as the officer says again, get out of the car.Almost simultaneously, Becca Good, standing in the street, shouts: Drive, baby, drive!One officer standing in front of the vehicle pulls his weapon and fires into the windshield.
He lurches back as the car turns away from him. The officer, who is now very close to the open window on the driver's side, opens fire two more times, fatally shooting Renee Good, according to an analysis of the videos by The Associated Press and others.Federal officials at the time said the officer acted in self-defense and that Good had engaged in an act of domestic terrorism.The killing of Good and another U.S. citizen, Alex Pretti, in Minneapolis just weeks later sparked outrage across the country and calls to rein in immigration enforcement.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Renee Good’s family sued the U.S. The two lawsuits were filed by Good’s partner, Becca Good, and Renee’s brother Brent Ganger. One lawsuit, filed against “the United States of America,” alleges the wrongful death of Renee Good under Minnesota law predicated on claims of battery, assault, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence that caused her death.
The other lawsuit alleges a conspiracy to interfere with civil rights. Renee Good, a mother of three, was fatally shot Jan. Bystander video shows Renee Good in the driver’s seat of a red SUV blocking part of the road and repeatedly honking her horn.
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