A GoFundMe campaign for the family ofRenee Nicole Good, who was killed Jan. 7 in Minneapolis, has raised more than $700,000.
Thecampaign, started on Wednesday, Jan. 7, aims to "support the wife and son of Renee Good as they grapple with the devastating loss of their wife and mother," according to its description.
Good was shot while in her Honda SUV by an unidentified Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent on Wednesday in a residential neighborhood south of downtown Minneapolis.President Donald Trumpand Homeland Security SecretaryKristi Noemhave saidthe agent was acting in self-defense.
However, videos taken by eyewitnesses have led many to decry the shooting as unwarranted. TheMinneapolis City Council put out a statementsaying Good was "out caring for her neighbors this morning and her life was taken today at the hands of the federal government."
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Who was Renee Good, the woman shot by ICE in Minneapolis?
Good, 37, lived with her partner in Minneapolis, just a few blocks from where she was fatally shot, theMinnesota Star Tribune reported. She was a mother of three: a 15-year-old daughter and two sons, ages 12 and 6, according toThe Washington Post.
Good, who was a poet, also hosted a podcast with her husband at the time, comedian Tim Macklin, when she lived in Colorado Springs, the Star Tribune reported. Good shared one son, the 6-year-old, with Macklin, who died in 2023, the outlet reported.
Good's mother told the Star Tribune that her daughter was "extremely compassionate," and not the type of person to confront ICE agents.
"Renee was one of the kindest people I've ever known," she said. "She was extremely compassionate. She's taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being."
As of Jan. 8, the GoFundMe campaign for Good's family has raised over $718,000 with more than 17,000 donations. Donations have come from beyond the United States, with commenters saying they reside in Canada, the U.K. and Germany.
Minneapolis City Council memberJason Chavez posted on social mediathat he had vetted the GoFundMe campaign. "Please support the wife and son of Renee Good as they grapple with the devastating loss of their wife and mother. May she rest in peace."
USA TODAY contacted the GoFundMe organizer, Mattie Weiss, and Chavez on Jan. 8, but has not yet received a response.
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