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6-Year-Old Boy Left An Orphan After His Mom Is Fatally Attacked By ICE In Her Car In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis driver fatally struck by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent has been identified as a “wife and mom.”
The self-described “poet and writer” and mother to a six-year-old boy lost her life while reportedly protesting against the federal agents.
“I made her come down here, it’s my fault,” said the woman’s wife, who was distraught and covered in blood at the scene.
Highlights
- The identity of the Minneapolis driver who was fatally struck by an ICE agent has been revealed.
- The woman and her wife had recently moved to Minneapolis before the violent incident took place.
- The blood-covered wife was seen distraught at the scene and yelling at ICE agents.
- The deceased woman's mother, Donna Ganger, described her as “one of the kindnest people” she’s ever known.
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The Minneapolis driver who lost her life in a fatal encounter with an ICE agent was identified as a “wife and mom” and a self-described “poet and writer”
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Trigger warning: This article contains details that may be distressing to some.
The woman, who collapsed behind the wheel of her Honda Pilot on January 7, 2025, was identified as Renee Nicole Good.
She was among several people allegedly blocking the street during an immigration enforcement operation in south Minneapolis.
Image credits: Elizabeth Flores/The Minnesota Star Tribune/Getty Images
Renee tried to speed away when an ICE agent brandished his firearm and pulled the trigger at her.
The agent reportedly fired three shots into the car and struck Renee in the head at least once.
She was pronounced deceased later at the hospital.
Image credits: Scott Olson/Getty Images
“I’ve never seen someone d*e in front of my house before. This was horrendous,” witness Emily Heller, 39, told NBC News.
When Emily walked out to her porch on Wednesday morning, she saw six or seven ICE vehicles and one protester whose car was parked perpendicular to the traffic.
She recalled seeing the agents asking the driver to “get out of here” and then trying to open her door.
A witness recalled seeing the horror unfolded right outside her house
Image credits: Donna Ganger
“That’s when I’m sure she got spooked and tried to flee,” the witness recalled. “So she reversed a little bit and then angled her wheels so she could drive away.”
“As she was trying to move forward, one of the ICE agents stepped in front of her vehicle and reached across the hood and fired his weapon about three or four times and sh*t her in the face,” she continued.
Renee’s wife was reportedly at the scene, covered in blood and hysterically claiming it was her “fault”
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Emily said she had never witnessed anything like this before and called it “horrific.”
“[This] will change my life forever,” she added. “It’s just so terrifying. I feel so scared.”
Renee’s mother, Donna Ganger, described the woman as “one of the kindest people” she’s ever known.
“She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving, and affectionate,” the mother told The Minnesota Star Tribune. “She was an amazing human being.”
Image credits: AntiTrumpCanada
Renee and her wife were living just a few blocks away from where she was fatally struck.
The wife was seen sobbing next to Renee’s crashed car, blaming herself for making her “come down here.”
“They just sh*t my wife,” she was heard saying. “…They sh*t her in the head. I have a 6-year-old in school.”
“Why did you have real bullets?” the wife was heard yelling at the agents
Image credits: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
The wife was seen telling a bystander that they were new to the area before yelling at the nearby federal agents, who reportedly didn’t pay heed to her.
“Why did you have real bullets?” screamed the wife, covered in blood.
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Renee was originally from Colorado Springs and described herself on social media as a “poet and writer.”
She graduated from Old Dominion University after studying creative writing and recently moved to the south Minneapolis neighborhood.
“Wife and mom and sh*ty guitar strummer from Colorado; experiencing Minneapolis,” her Instagram bio said.
The deceased woman welcomed a son during her previous marriage to Timmy Ray Macklin Jr.
Image credits: Scott Olson/Getty Images
Renee was previously married to Timmy Ray Macklin Jr. and welcomed a son with him.
The now-six-year-old son lost his father, 36, in 2023.
“There’s nobody else in his life,” Timmy’s father, Timmy Ray Macklin Sr., said about the son.
“I’ll drive. I’ll fly. To come and get my grandchild,” he added.
Image credits: NBC 10 Philadelphia
Following the incident, the Department of Homeland Security called Renee a domestic terr*rist and justified the ICE agent’s actions as self-defense.
Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said Renee “weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to k*ll them.”
She claimed the ICE agent fired at Renee out of fear “for his life, the lives of his fellow law enforcement, and the safety of the public.”
“His hand was on his weapon before the car even moved,” one commented online, while another said, “Look at the bullet hole, impossible that was from an agent in the front of the car”
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 day ago (edited)
The comments DISGUST ME. My "fellow" Americans who think like that DISGUST ME. If you think that ICE was "justified" in sláughteríng this woman, you DISGUST ME. I watch a metric shít-ton of police "bodycam" YT videos, and ACTUAL police officers almost NEVER shóot at a vehicle, even if it's "driving at them" - they try to GET OUT OF THE WAY instead of immediately just opening fire. Guess what - if someone is driving a car at you, shóoting them in the head isn't going to STOP THE CAR instantly. Real, actual police officers would attempt to dodge/escape first - NOT open fire. Plus, this was in a residential neighborhood - you don't just open fire on a vehicle when you might hit a bystander or shóot into a house. This is sickening. EDIT: Just watched a bystander's video that shows the actual moment of the shóoting. NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF THE VAN when Renee was trying to get away from the ICE agent grabbing at the driver's side door. A second agent PURPOSEFULLY STEPPED IN FRONT of her van. She was likely focused on the man trying to open her car door and possibly didn't even see that the second agent had PURPOSEFULLY stepped out in front of her van. That's the "danger" that these poor widdle ICE agents were in: deliberately stepping out in FRONT of a vehicle instead of backing off. She wasn't a brown person; what "threat" did they think she was to them? The agent who stepped in front of the van put HIMSELF into "harm's way" (and she was stopped when he stepped in front of her van, so he still could have dodged even when she stepped on the gas pedal.)
Multa Nocte 1 day ago
I agree with everything you said, Lakota. This was vile and contemptible.
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Corwin 02 1 day ago
Trumps Gestapo in action at full force , putting their bootheel on the neck of the American population. The shooter will probably get a slap on the wrist , the victim will be vilified and the US will collectively get amnesia. After every school shooting, unjustified shooting, plain out m****r by uniformed officials it is soon forgotten because the gun toting part of the US society is yelling about people "coming for their guns" Meanwhile the delusional narcissistic aggrandizing fool in the white house is rubbing his hands together in another successful attempt in cowing the US population.
ggus44 1 day ago
If this doesn't make americans take the streets and bring trump down, nothing will. F*****K you americans who voted for this! F*****K you!
LakotaWolf (she/her) 18 hours ago
I agree! I'm white and adopted, and my adoptive family is Mexican/Hispanic. My adoptive mother and sister *VOTED FOR TRUMP* both times. FÚCK that! I'm over here worrying about my extended family members in Southern California and Texas that might get arrested, múrdered, or "disappeared" by ICE and my own MOTHER AND SISTER - who are BROWN PEOPLE - voted for him! TWICE! I cannot even describe to you my levels of rage-sadness and incredulousness.
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 day ago (edited)
The comments DISGUST ME. My "fellow" Americans who think like that DISGUST ME. If you think that ICE was "justified" in sláughteríng this woman, you DISGUST ME. I watch a metric shít-ton of police "bodycam" YT videos, and ACTUAL police officers almost NEVER shóot at a vehicle, even if it's "driving at them" - they try to GET OUT OF THE WAY instead of immediately just opening fire. Guess what - if someone is driving a car at you, shóoting them in the head isn't going to STOP THE CAR instantly. Real, actual police officers would attempt to dodge/escape first - NOT open fire. Plus, this was in a residential neighborhood - you don't just open fire on a vehicle when you might hit a bystander or shóot into a house. This is sickening. EDIT: Just watched a bystander's video that shows the actual moment of the shóoting. NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF THE VAN when Renee was trying to get away from the ICE agent grabbing at the driver's side door. A second agent PURPOSEFULLY STEPPED IN FRONT of her van. She was likely focused on the man trying to open her car door and possibly didn't even see that the second agent had PURPOSEFULLY stepped out in front of her van. That's the "danger" that these poor widdle ICE agents were in: deliberately stepping out in FRONT of a vehicle instead of backing off. She wasn't a brown person; what "threat" did they think she was to them? The agent who stepped in front of the van put HIMSELF into "harm's way" (and she was stopped when he stepped in front of her van, so he still could have dodged even when she stepped on the gas pedal.)
Multa Nocte 1 day ago
I agree with everything you said, Lakota. This was vile and contemptible.
Load More Replies... Corwin 02 1 day ago
Trumps Gestapo in action at full force , putting their bootheel on the neck of the American population. The shooter will probably get a slap on the wrist , the victim will be vilified and the US will collectively get amnesia. After every school shooting, unjustified shooting, plain out m****r by uniformed officials it is soon forgotten because the gun toting part of the US society is yelling about people "coming for their guns" Meanwhile the delusional narcissistic aggrandizing fool in the white house is rubbing his hands together in another successful attempt in cowing the US population.
ggus44 1 day ago
If this doesn't make americans take the streets and bring trump down, nothing will. F*****K you americans who voted for this! F*****K you!
LakotaWolf (she/her) 18 hours ago
I agree! I'm white and adopted, and my adoptive family is Mexican/Hispanic. My adoptive mother and sister *VOTED FOR TRUMP* both times. FÚCK that! I'm over here worrying about my extended family members in Southern California and Texas that might get arrested, múrdered, or "disappeared" by ICE and my own MOTHER AND SISTER - who are BROWN PEOPLE - voted for him! TWICE! I cannot even describe to you my levels of rage-sadness and incredulousness.
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