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The family of Renee Good has filed two federal lawsuits against the U.S. government and several federal officials, alleging excessive force and wrongful death following her fatal shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis earlier this year.
According to ABC News, the lawsuits were filed nearly 10 months after Good was shot while sitting in the driver’s seat of her Honda Pilot during a federal law enforcement operation. Federal officials have maintained that Good attempted to ram an ICE agent with her vehicle before the shooting occurred.
Speaking at a press conference, Good’s brother, Brent Ganger, said the family is determined to continue pursuing answers.
“The time is absolutely now for accountability. We will not be quiet. We will not go away.”
Wrongful Death and Civil Rights Claims Filed
One of the lawsuits was filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act, alleging that federal law enforcement officers used excessive and deadly force against Good and seeking damages for wrongful death.
A second complaint names several current and former federal officials as defendants, including former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, ICE agent Jonathan Ross, and Border Czar Tom Homan.
The family’s attorney, Antonio M. Romanucci, said the lawsuits were filed after the family allegedly received no meaningful response from the federal government regarding the shooting.
“We have heard nothing, we know nothing, period. There was only one person who pulled the trigger on Jan. 7, and that’s the person who deserves the investigation,” Romanucci said.
Complaint Challenges Federal Account of Shooting
According to the complaint, the family disputes the government’s account of the incident.
The lawsuit alleges that Agent Ross fired through Good’s windshield as she was turning her vehicle away from him, then stepped toward the SUV and fired two additional shots.
The complaint also alleges that senior federal officials carried out policies that targeted “ethnic communities in Minnesota — Minnesotans of Somali and Hispanic descent and origin — the object of aggression and abduction.”
Those allegations are claims made in the lawsuit and have not been proven in court.
The litigation remains in its early stages, and the federal government has not yet responded to the newly filed complaints.