Who was Renee Good? Renee Nicole Good, the woman shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis, was a 37-year-old U.S. citizen whose death has left her family and community in deep grief. Her uncle, Robert Ganger, said the loss was especially painful because it occurred on the same day as her older sister’s birthday, a moment that should have been filled with celebration but was instead marked by tragedy.
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Good was living in the Twin Cities with her partner at the time of her death, according to her mother, Donna Ganger. She had moved to Minnesota last year from Kansas City, Missouri, seeking stability and a fresh start. Those close to her described her as someone who valued family and connection, qualities that shaped much of her life and choices.
She was a devoted mother of three children. Her two older children, now 15 and 12, were from her first marriage, while her youngest son, aged 6, was from her second marriage. The child’s father died in 2023, leaving Good as his sole parent. “There’s nobody else in his life,” the boy’s grandfather said, underscoring the profound loss her death represents for her children.
Good spent most of her life in Colorado and, for a time, lived in Kansas with her parents after her husband—a military veteran—passed away. She later hosted a podcast with her second husband, Tim Macklin, before his death. Her former husband described her as a committed Christian who took part in youth mission trips to Northern Ireland, loved singing, and once studied vocal performance after being active in her high school chorus.
In addition to her role as a mother, Good was a writer and creative spirit. She studied creative writing at Old Dominion University in Virginia, graduated in 2020 with a degree in English, and won a writing prize that same year. On social media, she described herself as a “poet and writer and wife and mom,” sharing glimpses of her life as she explored Minneapolis. Photos and saved posts on her Pinterest account reflected simple joys—family moments, personal style, and dreams for home—offering a quiet reminder of a life full of creativity, love, and unfinished hopes.
