Renee Good's Family Share Their 'Unimaginable Loss' After Her Death in Fatal ICE Shooting, Remember Her as 'Full of Heart' By Becca Longmire 87

Renee Nicole Good’s extended family is speaking out after the mother of three was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.

On Wednesday, Jan. 7, Renee, 37, had just dropped her 6-year-old child off at school before a deadly encounter with federal immigration agents, PEOPLE previously reported.

She’d been driving home with her current partner, Becca Good, when they came upon a group of ICE agents, her ex-husband told the Associated Press. The man, who asked to remain anonymous, said Renee and her partner had moved to Minneapolis last year from Kansas City, Mo.

Becca released a lengthy statement with Minnesota Public Radio two days after her wife’s death and now Renee’s extended family is also speaking out.

Most of them are relatives of her late husband, Timmy Macklin Jr., who died at age 36 in 2023 and is the father of her youngest son, per U.K. newspaper The Guardian.

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The relatives spoke to The Guardian, as well as releasing an emotional statement on Monday, Jan. 12, insisting they hoped the “unimaginable loss” that the family had suffered would lead to change and “fewer families [who] have to endure this kind of pain,” the paper reported. They want people to focus their conversations around “humanity, empathy, and care for the family most affected” following the shooting.

Macklin Jr.’s parents and siblings added that Renee was “an extraordinary mother, devoted, fiercely loving, and always putting her children at the center of the world. She was full of heart and never defined by malice,” per The Guardian.

As well as sharing her 6-year-old child with Macklin. Jr., Renee was also a mom to two older children, a daughter and a son from her first marriage, who are 12 and 15 years old, the AP previously reported.

Macklin Jr.’s sister, Jessica Fletcher, said in a statement on behalf of Renee’s extended family, “Our family is grieving deeply, and we are speaking now with care, clarity, and love during a time of unimaginable loss. At the center of this tragedy are lives we love, and a family forever changed,” according to The Oregonian.

The family didn’t mention ICE in their comments, per The Guardian, but Jessica did say, “I don’t want to open it up into this huge fight with the opposing side. That would just be pouring more gasoline on the fire. But not saying something is political too.”

“We know Renee would be there too, cheering on those who fight for justice and standing with the people, causes, and community she loved. We hope this inspires accountability, compassion, and meaningful change,” the family’s statement continued, according to the paper.

Jessica shared, “There’s been so much hateful rhetoric back and forth, and what’s been missed is painting a picture of who Renee was,” she said.

Charlene Fletcher, Renee’s former mother-in-law, told the paper that meeting Renee had “made me a better mother.”

She said, “It feels deeply wrong that Renee died in this way. She had a beautiful voice that everyone should have had the chance to hear. The last thing Renee would have wanted was violence carried out in her name.”

The tributes come after PEOPLE reported on Monday, Jan 12, that the latest cell phone recording of the fatal shooting revealed that Renee had a dog in her vehicle, which survived, during the incident.

The confrontation was captured on video by an ICE agent, who was circling Renee’s Honda Pilot while she sat in the driver’s seat. Renee’s wife, Becca, was standing outside the vehicle talking to the agent, and the since-released footage shows a black dog sitting in the backseat watching with the window rolled down.

The incident quickly escalated when Renee began to move her car, prompting an agent who has since been identified as Jonathan Ross, to fire his weapon at her. The vehicle continued driving away after Renee had been shot and crashed down the road. A voice behind the camera was then heard saying, “F—ing bitch.”

A Minneapolis resident who lives near the site of the shooting told PEOPLE that they asked Becca shortly afterward whether she had anyone she could call. Becca replied, “That’s my wife. They shot her in the f—-ing head, dude. This is ridiculous!”

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Becca released a statement about the shooting on Jan. 9, writing that she and Renee had recently moved to Minnesota “to make a better life for ourselves,” PEOPLE previously reported.

“What we found when we got here was a vibrant and welcoming community; we made friends and spread joy,” she said. “And while any place we were together was home, there was a strong shared sense here in Minneapolis that we were looking out for each other. Here, I had finally found peace and safe harbor. That has been taken from me forever.”

Becca also shared how the two ended up encountering ICE on that fateful day.

“On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors,” she noted. “We had whistles. They had guns.”