By now millions of people have seen the moment thatan ICE agent fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Goodin Minneapolis.
Good's defenders − including city and state leaders − are calling what happened on Jan. 7 an unjustified attack, while federal authorities say the agent was acting in self-defense. Already her death has become a lightning rod in an already tense and divided nation.
But whatever Good was trying to do amid an immigration enforcement operation that was unwelcomed by the city, she was more than the last seconds of her life.
Her mother, Donna Ganger,told the Minnesota Star Tribunethat Good lived with her partner in Minneapolis and was a compassionate woman who had "taken care of people all her life."
"She was loving, forgiving and affectionate," Ganger told the newspaper. "She was an amazing human being."
Vigil held for woman killed in ICE related shooting in Minneapolis
Though most of them had never heard of Good's name before Wednesday, hundreds of people attended a vigil in Good's honor hours after the shooting, chanting over and over again: "Say her name! Renee Good! Say her name! Renee Good!"
As Minneapolis and ICE grapple with the national spotlight on the confrontation that killed Good and the ensuing firestorm, USA TODAY is working to learn about who Good was and what drove her to go to the scene of what would become the site of her death.
Here's what we know so far.
What else do we know about Renee Nicole Good?
On her Instagram account, Good describes herself as a "poet and writer and wife and mom and (expletive) guitar strummer from Colorado" who was "experiencing Minneapolis."
Good, originally from Colorado Springs, went on to study creative writing at Old Dominion University in Virginia, according toa social media postfrom the school. The award-winning poet hosted a podcast with her then husband, Tim Macklin, andgraduated in 2020, according to the school.
"When she is not writing, reading, or talking about writing, she has movie marathons and makes messy art with her daughter and two sons," the school said.
The Star Tribunereported that Macklin, 36, died in 2023 and was the father of Good's 6-year-old son, citing Timmy Ray Macklin Sr., the father of Good's late husband. Good's ex-husband, who was not identified, toldThe Washington Postandthe Associated Pressthat Good's two other children were 15 and 12 years old.
Good's father, Tim Ganger, told thePosthis daughter lived with her parents in Valley Falls, Kansas for a time after Macklin's death.
"She had a good life, but a hard life," Ganger told the outlet. "She was a wonderful person."
Good also spent about two years living in Kansas City, Missouri,according to records obtained by KMBC.Joan Rose told the outlet her former neighbor was "not a terrorist. Not an extremist. That was just a mom who loved her kids, loved her spouse."
Mary Radford, 27, told the Star Tribune that Good had recently moved in next door to her in Minnesota and she had had "wonderful conversations" with her family.
"We're gonna miss seeing them — forever," she said.
A GoFundMethat USA TODAY is working to verify says that donated funds will go toward Good's wife and son "as they grapple with the devastating loss of their wife and mother. It describes Good as "pure sunshine, pure love."
What do we know about why Good was at immigration enforcement?
Details are few on what Good was doing at the immigration enforcement operation.
The Minneapolis City Councilsaid in a statement to NPRthat Good "was out caring for her neighbors" when the confrontation happened.
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar described Good as a "legal observer." Legal observers often attend police actions to document and monitor law enforcement behavior − a common practice used by activists from the Black Panthers in the 1960s and 1970s to Northern Ireland during The Troubles.
A LinkedIn profile that appears to be Good's lists her as a working in real estate investment and property management and renovation.
Good's mother, Ganger, told the Tribune that her daughter wasn't "part of anything like that at all," referring to protesters who have been obstructing ICE agents. She said her daughter "was probably terrified."
One person was killed in a shooting involving a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota, officials said. Minneapolis Gov. Tim Walz said on Jan. 7 that the shooting involved U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which has surged agents into the Minneapolis area amid a broader federal crackdown on fraud in the state. Here, a member of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) restrains a protester trying to block vehicles from leaving the scene after a driver of a vehicle was shot." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Federal agent fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis: See chaotic scene
One person was killed ina shooting involvinga federal immigration agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota, officials said. Minneapolis Gov.Tim Walzsaid on Jan. 7that the shooting involved U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which has surged agents into the Minneapolis area amid a broader federal crackdown on fraud in the state. Here, a member of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) restrains a protester trying to block vehicles from leaving the scene after a driver of a vehicle was shot.
Vigil held to honor Renee Nicole Good
About 1,000 people attended a vigil held in freezing temperatures on Wednesday night to honor Renee Nicole Good.
"We're here today because this is a profound tragedy for Renee and her loved ones and her family," Minnesota State Rep. Aisha Gomez told the crowd.
Erin Stene, a community organizer in Minneapolis, said people are expected to be at the site for "as long as they need to be."
"I think people are grieving and processing," Stene said. "I think folks will be out here as long as they need to be."
City, state officials defend Renee Nicole Good
State Rep. Leigh Finke said in a statementobtained by the New York Timesthat Good was a cherished Minnesotan and a "loved and celebrated community member, who has now been stripped from her family."
City Mayor Jacob Frey said that he was "deeply sorry" to Good's family.
"There are no words that can make this moment better," he said. "Our hearts are with you."
Contributing: N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY; Corey Schmidt, St. Cloud Times, part of the USA TODAY Network
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