A haunting video from South Minneapolis is now circulating online, showing the raw human cost of a confrontation that turned deadly during an ICE operation Wednesday morning. In the footage, a blood-covered woman identifying herself as the wife of Renee Nicole Good can be heard hysterically blaming herself for her partner’s death, sobbing just feet from the wrecked vehicle where Good was shot.
“I made her come down here, it’s my fault,” the woman cried through tears as a neighbor asked what had happened. “They just shot my wife…. They shot her in the head. I have a 6-year-old in school.” The scene was chaotic, emotional, and deeply disturbing, a moment of personal tragedy unfolding in public view.
Authorities say the incident occurred during a federal immigration enforcement operation. According to the Department of Homeland Security, an ICE agent was clipped by Good’s vehicle during the encounter. The agent then drew his handgun and fired three shots at close range, killing the 37-year-old mother. Good’s car continued down the block before crashing, ending the encounter in a twisted heap of metal and shattered lives.
The Department of Homeland Security labeled Good a “domestic terrorist,” alleging she attempted to kill a federal agent by using her vehicle as a weapon. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said Good had been part of a group of protesters who were “stalking and impeding” ICE agents throughout the day and claimed she deliberately weaponized her car. That assessment stands in sharp contrast to the emotional narrative playing out on social media, where grief is being framed as proof of innocence and intent is being ignored.
The woman identifying herself as Good’s wife appears in multiple videos taken before and after the shooting. In clips recorded moments before gunfire erupted, she can be seen following federal agents closely while filming them. She was standing near the vehicle when shots rang out and appeared confused as the car suddenly sped away and crashed. Only then did she begin running after it. Other images show her attempting to render aid as Good lay bleeding in the driver’s seat.
Good’s own social media painted a carefully curated self-image. She described herself as a “wife and mom,” a poet and writer, and a struggling musician “experiencing Minneapolis.” What those posts did not show was the series of choices that put her in direct confrontation with armed federal agents during a volatile operation.
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None of this diminishes the pain captured in that video. Watching a spouse blame herself while standing in the aftermath of sudden death is gut-wrenching. But emotion does not replace facts, and grief does not rewrite events. When people aggressively insert themselves into law enforcement operations, follow officers, surround vehicles, and escalate tensions, the risk is real and predictable.
This tragedy should serve as a warning, not a political prop. Federal agents are trained to defend themselves when faced with deadly force, and a moving vehicle qualifies under the law. Turning moments like this into activist mythology does nothing for the child left behind, the family shattered, or a city already struggling with unrest.
What remains is a life lost, a family broken, and a reminder that reckless confrontation with law enforcement carries consequences that cannot be undone.