Renee Good’s wife shot Speaking from her car, a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis said the couple had stopped to support neighbors on the day of the shooting and said the mother of three left a legacy of kindness.
“We had whistles. They had guns,” Becca Good said. written statement Friday provided to Minnesota Public Radio.
The statement was her first public comment on the death of 37-year-old Renee Good. She was killed Wednesday after being surrounded by three Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Honda Driving the SUV on a snowy street a few blocks from the couple’s home. Video captured by a bystander shows a police officer approaching the SUV, stopping in the middle of the road, asking the driver to open the door and grab the handle.
As the vehicle began to move forward, another ICE officer standing in front of the vehicle drew his weapon and immediately Fire at least two shots at close rangejumping backwards as the vehicle came toward him.
Trump administration officials have painted Renee Goode as a domestic terrorist who tried to run over a police officer with her vehicle. State and local officials and protesters in Minneapolis have denied the claims.
Becca Goode has not returned calls and messages from The Associated Press. Her statement did not provide further details about the day of the shooting, instead focusing on remembering her wife.
The couple had recently moved to Minneapolis and were raising Renee Good’s 6-year-old son from a previous marriage.
Becca said Renee is a Christian who “knows that all religions teach the same basic truth: We are here to love one another, care for one another, and keep each other safe and whole.”
She thanked those in the United States and around the world who reached out to support their family.
“Renee sparkled. She really sparkled,” Becca Goode wrote. “I mean, she wasn’t wearing sequins, but I swear she had glitter in her pores all the time. You might think this is just my love talk, but her family says the same thing. Renee is made of sunshine.”
Far from being the worst criminal targeted in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, Goode is a Colorado-born U.S. citizen who has apparently never been charged with anything other than a traffic ticket.
In her social media accounts, she describes herself as a “poet, writer, wife and mother.” She said she was currently “experiencing Minneapolis” and showed a proud emoji on her Instagram account. Profile photo posted to interest In the photo, she is smiling and holding a small child on her cheek, while also posting about tattoos, hairstyles and home decor.
Her ex-husband told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he never knew she would do this and asked not to be named because he feared for the safety of his two children from his marriage to Renee Goode. join a protest Any kind.
Becca Goode said the couple previously lived in Kansas City, Missouri, before settling in Minneapolis after a “long road trip.” She said there was a strong sense among the people they met in the Twin Cities that “they were looking out for each other.”
“We raised our son to believe that no matter where you are from or what you look like, we all deserve compassion and kindness,” Becca wrote. “I will now raise our son and continue to teach him that, as Renee believed, someone built a better world for him. Those who do this are filled with fear and anger, and we need to show them a better way.”