The family of Renee Nicole Good has received more than $1.5 million in donations after she was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent during a confrontation in Minnesota.
Officer Jonathan “Jon” Ross fired three shots at Good on Wednesday afternoon after she allegedly ignored agents’ commands to exit her SUV. A GoFundMe launched to support her wife, Rebecca, and Good’s three children — including her six-year-old son — has drawn nearly 38,000 donations in just two days.
The fundraiser originally sought $50,000 to help the family “grapple with the devastating loss of their wife and mother,” but has surpassed that goal more than 28 times. One anonymous donor alone contributed $50,000. As of 3:30 p.m. ET Friday, the total stood just above $1.5 million.
Organizers thanked supporters in an update, saying they were “brokenhearted and in awe of your generosity.” Co-organizer Becka Tilsen wrote that her family had become close with Renee and Rebecca after they moved to town, adding: “They feel this tidal wave of care, and it really matters.”
Good’s death has sparked outrage and protests, with Democrats and activists condemning Ross and calling for criminal charges. The Trump administration, however, has firmly backed the agent, arguing he acted in self-defense after believing Good was attempting to run him or other officers over with her vehicle.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other officials described Ross as a seasoned law enforcement officer who followed his training. But newly released videos have raised questions about that narrative, prompting an FBI investigation into the deadly use of force. Minnesota authorities are also seeking to investigate.
Footage shows Ross approaching Good’s stopped SUV and grabbing the driver’s door handle while demanding she open the door. As the Honda Pilot began to move forward, Ross drew his weapon and fired three shots in rapid succession, jumping backward as the vehicle advanced. It remains unclear whether the SUV made contact with Ross. After the shooting, the vehicle struck two parked cars before coming to a stop.
Additional surveillance video shows Good’s SUV blocking the road for roughly four minutes before the fatal encounter. About 20 seconds after stopping, a passenger believed to be Rebecca Good exited the vehicle and later began filming the confrontation. It is unclear exactly when recording began, though Rebecca was seen holding her camera during the exchange.
Rebecca has acknowledged bringing her wife to the anti-ICE protest and, in emotional footage captured at the scene, said she encouraged Good to confront agents. “I made her come down here. It’s my fault,” she cried.
Witnesses said the couple appeared to be acting as legal observers, documenting the protest. However, Good’s mother, Donna Ganger, denied claims that her daughter was actively participating in anti-ICE demonstrations.
The Goods moved their family to Minnesota last year after briefly relocating to Canada following Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory. After settling in Minneapolis, Good became involved in her son’s charter school community and a local “ICE Watch” group that monitors immigration enforcement activity.
Despite mounting questions, the Trump administration has repeatedly characterized the shooting as justified self-defense, with Vice President JD Vance calling Good a “victim of left-wing ideology.” He said her death was “a tragedy of her own making,” citing Ross’s previous injury during an arrest.
Local leaders strongly disputed that assessment. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said video evidence makes the self-defense claim “garbage.”
Ross, an Iraq War veteran, has spent nearly two decades in the Border Patrol and ICE and has worked as a deportation officer since 2015. Last summer, he was seriously injured in Bloomington, Minnesota, after being dragged by the vehicle of a fleeing illegal immigrant sex offender during an arrest, suffering injuries that required 33 stitches.
The investigation into Good’s killing remains ongoing.
