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The fatal shooting of Renee Macklin Good

On Jan. 7, 2026, Renee Macklin Good was shot and killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis, during a surge in immigration enforcement in Minnesota.

Shaken and reeling from another traumatic week, Minnesotans search for healing and hope

This was the week that shook Minnesota. Scars from a summer political assassination got ripped open. Minnesota’s governor retreated from his reelection campaign while voicing concern over a crush of federal actions. Then an immigration enforcement push took a deadly turn in Minneapolis.
by Dan Kraker and David Schaper

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Schools close, fears rise among Minnesota families, students amid ICE operations

Schools close, fears rise among Minnesota families, students amid ICE operations

Twin Cities area schools are struggling with the heightened presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in the Twin Cities and the killing of a woman by an ICE agent. Several canceled classes this week. School leaders say families are scared and absenteeism is climbing.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Rifts widen as Minnesota, feds face off over ICE shooting 

Rifts widen as Minnesota, feds face off over ICE shooting 

Federal authorities froze out state investigators. Gov. Tim Walz questioned whether the FBI could be fair on its own. Vice President JD Vance said he wouldn’t let Walz and “a bunch of radicals” pursue a case against an ICE agent who killed a woman in Minneapolis.
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A Minneapolis woman was shot and killed by an ICE agent, what happens now? Your questions answered

A Minneapolis woman was shot and killed by an ICE agent, what happens now? Your questions answered

On Wednesday morning Renee Good was shot and killed in south Minneapolis. Here are the answers we found to questions about body camera footage, the protections of legal observers and more.
by Sam Stroozas and Anika Besst

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Identity of ICE agent who shot Minneapolis woman is confirmed, protests continue

Identity of ICE agent who shot Minneapolis woman is confirmed, protests continue

This story includes live updates from Jan. 8, 2026: NPR has confirmed the name of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officer who shot a Renee Macklin Good as Jonathan Ross by cross referencing court records.
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Woman killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis was a mother of 3, poet and new to the city

Woman killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis was a mother of 3, poet and new to the city

The woman shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis was a U.S. citizen and mother of a 6-year-old. In social media accounts, 37-year-old Renee Nicole Macklin Good described herself as a poet, writer, wife and mom. 
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Driver shot in Minneapolis is at least the fifth person killed in U.S. immigration crackdown

Driver shot in Minneapolis is at least the fifth person killed in U.S. immigration crackdown

A motorist who was fatally shot by an immigration officer in Minneapolis is at least the fifth person to die since the Trump administration launched its aggressive immigration crackdown last year. The Department of Homeland Security says the woman killed Wednesday was trying to run over officers with a vehicle.
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