Renee Good's family hires George Floyd law firm to investigate
Minneapolis ICE shooting
[January 15, 2026]
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH
Renee Good ’s family is accusing federal immigration officers of killing
the Minneapolis mother of three as she attempted to follow agents'
instructions, and said Wednesday they have hired the same law firm that
represented George Floyd ’s family to press for answers and
accountability.
Her loved ones said in a statement they want Good, 37, remembered as “an
agent of peace” and urged the public not to use her death as a political
flashpoint, according to the Chicago-based firm Romanucci & Blandin. The
firm said it is investigating Good's death and will release information
in the coming weeks.
The family's decision to hire the firm came the same week the U.S.
Justice Department said it sees no basis to open a federal civil rights
investigation into the shooting. An FBI probe of Renee Good’s death is
ongoing.
Roughly half a dozen federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned this
week, and several supervisors in the criminal section of the Civil
Rights Division in Washington gave notice of their departures, according
to people familiar with the matter.
The Trump administration has defended the ICE officer’s actions, saying
he fired in self-defense while standing in front of Good’s vehicle as it
began to move forward. That explanation has been panned by Minneapolis
Mayor Jacob Frey, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and others based on videos of
the confrontation.
Romanucci & Blandin said the family wants answers about the federal
officers were doing on Jan. 7 in the neighborhood where Good was killed,
as well as officers’ actions during the encounter and delays in medical
aid after the shooting. The ICE agent who fired is Jonathan Ross, an
Iraq War veteran who has served as a deportation officer since 2015.
Good’s partner, Becca Good, and other relatives say on Jan. 7 the couple
had just dropped off their 6-year-old child at school and stopped to
observe the law enforcement activity. Video shows a red SUV driven by
Renee sitting perpendicular and blocking part of the road. She is
pressing the horn repeatedly.
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A person walks past signage for Renee Good, who was fatally shot by
an ICE officer earlier in the week, in Minneapolis, Minn., Sunday,
Jan. 11, 2026. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)
A short time later, a truck carrying immigration officers pulls up,
two get out and one of them orders Renee Good to open her door. She
reverses briefly, then turns the steering wheel toward the passenger
side as the officer says again, “get out of the car.” Almost
simultaneously, Becca, standing on the passenger side and trying to
open the door, shouts, “drive, baby, drive!”
The SUV pulls forward and gunshots are heard as an officer who in
front of the vehicle opens fire.
“What happened to Renee is wrong,” the firm said, adding that they
intend to share their findings “on a rolling basis” because they
believe the community is not receiving adequate information
elsewhere. The firm, which helped secure a $27 million settlement
for Floyd’s family, is now representing Becca Good as well as Renee
Good's parents and siblings.
Becca Good released a statement to Minnesota Public Radio on Friday
saying the couple had stopped to support their neighbors: “ We had
whistles. They had guns.” Becca Good and her family have not
responded to calls and messages from The Associated Press.
Becca Good has referred to Renee as her wife. The law firm said
Renee and Becca were “not legally married but were committed
partners dedicated to their family."
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