Nationwide — A federal agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Wednesday during an ICE operation, shocking neighbors who witnessed the incident unfold in their own streets. One local resident described the moments leading up to the shooting and its aftermath.
Betsy, a lifelong Minneapolis resident, said she went for a morning walk in her Powderhorn neighborhood when she heard whistles and car horns. She followed the sounds and saw a cluster of vehicles, including a maroon SUV, surrounded by federal agents, while neighbors protested the officers’ presence.
“I could tell that my body was in a state of shock,” Betsy told ABC News. “I felt really scared by what was happening and was in a kind of a state of terror and fear.”
According to the Department of Homeland Security, Good tried to drive her car at officers, prompting the shooting. Witnesses, including Betsy, said the SUV accelerated slightly before an agent fired multiple shots. The car then collided with a parked vehicle, leaving Good fatally injured inside. Minneapolis police confirmed the SUV blocked the road before officers approached on foot, and shots were fired.
Betsy described seeing Good slumped in the driver’s seat, bleeding heavily. Neighbors rushed to help, including one man who identified himself as a physician and urged officers to provide aid. Betsy said she tried calling 911 but could not get through. The incident left her and the neighborhood shaken, amid heightened tension from increased immigration enforcement in the area.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Gov. Tim Walz questioned the federal account of the shooting, citing video evidence that challenges claims of self-defense. Gov. Walz also issued a “warning order” for the National Guard, preparing troops for deployment while urging peaceful responses.
The shooting occurred less than a mile from the site where George Floyd was killed in 2020, intensifying local grief and anger.
Betsy said the experience left her in shock. “I feel a lot of grief, and I feel a lot of anger, and I feel fiercely proud of where I’m from and the community that I’m a part of, and I want to do anything I can to support it being healthy and safe,” she said.
The neighborhood continues to cope with the aftermath as authorities investigate the circumstances of the fatal encounter.