A woman was shot and killed by an ICE agent on Wednesday in Minneapolis. Not long after the shooting, she was identified as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good.

While federal officials say the ICE agent shot Good in self-defense, witnesses are speaking up on behalf of the Minneapolis woman. One witness posted a video showing Good trying to get away in her vehicle as she was surrounded by multiple ICE agents.

The shooting happened in a downtown Minneapolis neighborhood, which is near the same area where George Floyd was killed by police in 2020, WBUR reported.

Why did an ICE agent shoot a woman in Minneapolis?

Several witnesses who spoke to Fox 9 said Good, who was observing the ICE raids in Minneapolis, was not a threat when she was shot. The witnesses said Good was driving a red vehicle near Portland Avenue and East 34th Street when the shooting happened.

A video posted to X shows that Good had stopped her car in the middle of the road when an ICE agent approached the vehicle and tried to open the driver’s side door. The woman, however, tried to drive away as the agent tried to open the car. Another agent then fired shots as the car was driving away.

The witness behind the camera is heard yelling at the officers after witnessing the shooting: “What the f**K did you do? You are f**king criminals,” they yelled repeatedly before running to the crashed vehicle to check on the injured woman.

The video then briefly shows the driver lying motionless with her legs hanging outside the car.

Other witnesses said a doctor at the scene wanted to help the driver, but ICE agents blocked him from providing assistance. An ambulance arrived about 15 minutes later, but ICE vehicles were blocking the road, causing further delay in the woman receiving treatment, according to witnesses.

The woman shot by ICE has been identified as Renee Nicole Good

According to the Star Tribune, Good’s mother, Donna Ganger, said her daughter lived in Minneapolis with her partner. She noted that Good was “probably terrified” in those final moments.

“Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known,” Ganger said, per the Star Tribune. “She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being.”

Good’s ex-father-in-law, Timmy Ray Macklin Sr. said that’s shocked over Good’s death. As the Star Tribune reported, Good’s 6-year-old son’s father died in 2023, adding to the tragedy.

“There’s nobody else in his life,” Macklin Sr. said about his grandson, according to the Star Tribune. “I’ll drive. I’ll fly. To come and get my grandchild.”

The Trump administration defends the shooting in Minneapolis

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey blasted the Trump administration for sending over 2,000 officers to Minneapolis and St. Paul in an effort to terrorize immigrants.

“They are not here to cause safety in this city. What they are doing is not to provide safety in America. What they are doing is causing chaos and distrust,” Frey said, per WBUR. “They’re ripping families apart. They’re sowing chaos on our streets and in this case quite literally killing people.”

Meanwhile, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said it was an “act of domestic terrorism” against ICE agents. According to WBUR, Noem said the woman “attempted to run them over and rammed them with her vehicle.”

“An officer of ours acted quickly and defensively, shot, to protect himself and the people around him,” Noem added.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara confirmed that Good was shot in the head by an ICE agent: “This woman was in her vehicle and was blocking the roadway on Portland Avenue. … At some point a federal law enforcement officer approached her on foot and the vehicle began to drive off,” he said, per WBUR. “At least two shots were fired. The vehicle then crashed on the side of the roadway.”

Governor Tim Walz said the state is preparing for possible unrest after the shooting: “Minnesota will not allow our community to be used as a prop in a national political fight. We will not take the bai. They want a show. We can’t give it to them, we cannot. If you protest and express your First Amendment rights, please do so peacefully as you always do. We can’t give them what they want.”