The contents of Renee Nicole Good’s glove compartment have revealed a stark contrast between the life she led and the violent way it ended.
Images showed what she had inside
Renee Good, 37, was shot and killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis on January 7, sparking outrage nationwide. The protests have been loud and intense, with strong emotions running high among those involved.
At the same time, a family, friends, and children are mourning a beloved mother.
And now, heartbreaking new details have emerged about what was inside the maroon Honda SUV Renee was driving when she was shot dead.
Images shown by Rep. Eric Swalwell at a House Judiciary Committee hearing revealed what was inside her car at the moment of her death, and it wasn’t weapons or anything threatening.
“She had a baby to go home to,” Swalwell said.
“A six-year-old who is now orphaned, who lost his father two years ago. She was a 37-year-old mum with three kids, not a terrorist.”
The images showed stuffed animals, the kind of small, everyday items many parents keep in their vehicles. Swalwell called out supporters of the shooting directly: “You want to root on, and cheer for her being shot in the face three times?”
Federal officials, including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, have doubled down on claims that the shooting was self-defense and labeled the incident “an act of domestic terrorism.”
Vice President JD Vance described it as “classic terrorism” and added: “Everybody who’s been repeating the lie that this is some innocent woman who was out for a drive in Minneapolis when a law enforcement officer shot at her, you should be ashamed of yourself.”
But videos circulating online paint a different picture.
In footage from the scene, Good’s SUV clips the officer before he fires three close-range shots through her vehicle. Seconds later, her car crashes into a parked white vehicle about 100 feet away.
Online reactions were immediate and emotional. “Murder. Plain and simple. There are times we can no longer stay silent. This is the time. This is murder,” one viewer wrote. Another added, “That wasn’t self-defense. That was retaliation/anger that she was getting away. They should all be prosecuted.”
“She was a warrior”
Beyond the glove compartment, Good had recently become active with local anti-ICE groups through her 6-year-old son’s charter school.
She was active in Minneapolis as an immigration activist, working with a local anti-ICE group, federal sources told Fox News.
“She was a warrior. She died doing what was right,” said Leesa, a mother whose child attended the same school, while speaking with New York Post.
“I know she was doing the right thing. I watched the video plenty of times, but I also know in my heart the woman she was. She was doing everything right.”
Good’s family and neighbors say the government’s portrayal bears no resemblance to the woman they knew.
Her mother, Donna Ganger, described her daughter as deeply compassionate.
“She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate,” Ganger said, adding, “She was probably terrified.”
Ganger called her daughter “an amazing human being” and “one of the kindest people I’ve ever known.”
Good and her wife, Rebecca, were raising their son in a south Minneapolis neighborhood known for activism and social justice. Good’s ex-husband described Renee as a devoted Christian who, in her youth, joined mission trips to Northern Ireland. He also shared that she had a passion for singing, performing in her high school chorus and later studying vocal performance in college.
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