But video footage tells a different story. Good’s SUV clipped the officer, then was fired upon three times at close range before crashing into a parked car about 100 feet away. Online reactions were swift and emotional. “Murder. Plain and simple,” one viewer wrote. Another said, “That wasn’t self-defense. That was retaliation. They should all be prosecuted.”
Beyond the car, Renee was deeply engaged in her community. She had recently become active with local anti-ICE groups connected to her six-year-old son’s charter school. “She was a warrior. She died doing what was right,” said Leesa, a parent who knew Renee, adding, “I know in my heart the woman she was.”
Family and neighbors say the government’s portrayal is far from who she really was. Her mother, Donna Ganger, described Renee as “extremely compassionate… loving, forgiving, and affectionate,” while calling her “one of the kindest people I’ve ever known.”
Renee and her wife, Rebecca, were raising their son in a Minneapolis neighborhood known for activism and social justice. Her ex-husband remembered her as a devoted Christian, passionate about mission work in her youth. A talented singer, she performed in her high school chorus and studied vocal performance in college—creative, caring, and fully alive.
Renee’s life was one of love, family, and community. Share her story, remember her humanity, and stand for justice.