Renee Nicole Good's family sues federal government after she was shot dead by ICE agent in Minneapolis

Renee Nicole Good’s family has sued the US government and several immigration officials Thursday, alleging wrongful death, conspiracy, and other violations.Renee Good, 37, was killed by an immigration officer during a federal crackdown in Hennepin County, Minneapolis.Two lawsuits were filed by Renee Good’s partner, Becca Good, and Renee’s brother Brent Ganger.The lawsuits alleged wrongful death and conspiracy.Renee Good, a mother of three, was fatally shot on January 7 by ICE agent Jonathan Ross, as protests against immigration raids expanded across the city.According to Becca, they stopped their car in the street to support neighbors during an immigration operation.Bystander footage shows Renee Good in the driver’s seat of a red SUV blocking part of the road and repeatedly honking her horn.Two immigration officers got out of a truck, with their faces covered, and one ordered Good to get out of the car. Renee Good’s family sued the U.S. government and several immigration officials Thursday, alleging wrongful death, conspiracy, and other violations Good was 37 years old when she was killed by an immigration officer during a federal crackdown in Minneapolis Becca and Renee Good were not legally married, according to a family lawyer, but referred to one another as wivesShe reversed briefly, then turned the steering wheel as the officer said again, ‘Get out of the car,’ according to footage that circulated in the aftermath. Almost simultaneously, Becca Good, standing in the street, shouted: ‘Drive, baby, drive!’One officer who stood in front of the vehicle pulled his weapon and fired into the windshield. He lurched back as the car turned away from him.The officer, who was close to the open window on the driver’s side, opened fire two more times, fatally shooting Good, according to an analysis of the videos by The Associated Press.Federal officials at the time said the officer acted in 'self-defense' and that 'Good had engaged in an act of domestic terrorism.’The lawsuit against the United States of America seeks damages for Good’s wrongful death.It states, ‘the immense suffering Renee endured in the final moments of her life and for the profound and permanent losses that her death has inflicted upon her family,’ according to a news release filed by lawyers for Ganger and Good. Federal officials at the time said the officer acted in 'self-defense' and that 'Good had engaged in an act of domestic terrorism' The officer opened fire two times, fatally shooting Renee GoodThe lawsuit also alleges ‘intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligent infliction of emotional distress' against Becca Good.Becca and Renee Good were not legally married, according to a family lawyer, but referred to one another as wives.They had only recently relocated to Minneapolis from Kansas City, Missouri.The other lawsuit alleges a conspiracy to interfere with civil rights and seeks a jury trial.It says the shots fired by Ross ‘were the predictable and intended product of the operation,’ which the lawsuit describes as a ‘carefully planned, coordinated effort between senior federal officials and private actors to make two ethnic communities.’'Minnesotans of Somali and Hispanic descent and origin are the object of aggression and abduction, and to silence by intimidation, arrest and violence the neighbors and allies of those targeted communities who observed, documented and warned of that campaign,’ according to the news release.The lawsuit also alleges ‘collaboration of federal agencies and individuals with private entities for an operation with discriminatory design, racially targeted pursuit and seizure of individuals without regard to their legal status, and each defendant’s participation in the conspiracy.’It names Ross as a defendant, as well as White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and former Homeland Security head Kristi Noem. The lawsuit against the United States of America seeks damages for Good’s wrongful deathThe lawsuit also alleges ‘intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligent infliction of emotional distress' Border Patrol commander-at-large Gregory Bovino, and Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump’s campaign manager were also named. The killing of Good and another US citizen, Alex Pretti, in Minneapolis just weeks later sparked outrage across the country and calls to rein in immigration enforcement.At least 10 people died in encounters with immigration officers during President Donald Trump’s second term.In social media accounts, Renee Good described herself as a ‘poet and writer and wife and mom.’On Pinterest, a profile picture shows her smiling and holding a young child, alongside posts about tattoos, hairstyles and home decorating.In an interview shortly after her death, Renee Good’s mother, Donna Ganger, said: ‘She had this way of making you feel special and loved that I didn’t even understand that until we lost her.'