They Called Her a Domestic Terrorist. Now Renée Good’s Family Is Suing.
Renée Good’s family filed two federal lawsuits on Thursday, nine months after she was fatally shot by ICE agent Jonathan Ross amid the Trump administration’s violent occupation and mass deportations campaign in Minneapolis. One lawsuit accuses the United States of being liable for the actions of federal agents, alleging wrongful death and excessive force. The […]
Renée Good's family has filed two federal lawsuits nine months after she was fatally shot by ICE agent Jonathan Ross during the Trump administration's aggressive deportation efforts in Minneapolis. The first lawsuit accuses the United States of being responsible for the actions of federal agents, claiming wrongful death and excessive force.
The second lawsuit alleges a conspiracy to infringe upon civil rights, naming Ross and several other high-ranking officials. Ross shot Good on January 7, 2020, in an incident captured on video. Good can be seen driving away from Ross's gunfire in the footage. The Trump administration claimed Ross was protecting himself and fellow officers, and they labeled Good as a "domestic terrorist."
Shortly after her death, two more immigration agents shot and killed Julio Sosa-Celis and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty is investigating the agents involved for potential violations of Minnesota law. Minnesota officials sued the Trump administration in March for access to evidence to independently investigate the shootings.
The Hennepin County Attorney's Office filed charges in the Sosa-Celis shooting but has not filed charges in the deaths of Good and Pretti.
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