By Al Addesso
(This post is the opinion of the author and not an official statement of Feminists In Struggle as an organization. However, many of our active members share these sentiments and are similarly appalled by Renee’s murder at the hands of ICE agents. )
Renee Good was a mother, writer, former chorus singer, lesbian, wife and American citizen. But she will be forever remembered for her murder that was recorded and viewed by millions on the internet.
On January 7, 2026 Good blocked ICE agents in the middle of the street with her SUV in an effort to stop their terrorizing of her Minneapolis neighborhood, even though she had only lived in the city for a year.
“..we stopped to support our neighbors,” said her wife Becca Good. “We had whistles. They had guns.”
The ICE agents surrounded her car while her wife stood in the street.
As she began to reverse and turn to get away from them, one officer who was lightly tapped by Good’s vehicle shot her at point blank range. In the audio of the video Jonathon Ross, the agent that shot Good, can be heard saying “fucking bitch” after shots are fired, the same slur that most women hear before they are murdered by males.
Renee Good’s death was a femicide committed by an agent of the State.
Good was the widow of a military veteran and was also murdered by a military veteran. Ross served in the Iraq War and had worked for ICE since 2016. Ross was dragged 50 yards by a vehicle 6 months earlier after he bashed in a car’s window and unlocked the door while trying to detain someone.
The State sanctioned murder of Renee Good spotlights not just the fascist terror of the current US administration and militarized aggression being used against US residents, but also the patriarchal system and blatant woman hate that undergirds it. Ross gets the thoughts and prayers of the federal government and those that support it. Good, as women often do, gets blamed for her own murder.