Federal Authorities Probe Renee Good Partner Over Possible ICE Interference

Federal authorities are reportedly scrutinizing the actions of Becca Good, the partner of Renee Nicole Good, to determine whether she interfered with an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in the moments leading up to the fatal shooting in Minneapolis earlier this month.

According to Fox News, the FBI has developed evidence suggesting Renee Good and Becca Good had been tracking ICE officers on the day of the Jan. 7 incident, citing a source familiar with the investigation. The inquiry is said to focus on Becca Good’s potential ties to activist groups and her conduct before the shooting, rather than on Officer Jonathan Ross, who fired the shots that killed Renee Good.

NBC News reported that the investigation follows a December memo issued by Attorney General Pam Bondi directing federal prosecutors to aggressively pursue individuals who assault, resist, or impede federal law enforcement officers. President Donald J. Trump, now serving his second term, has publicly referred to both women as “professional agitators.”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has gone further, labeling the incident “domestic terrorism” and alleging that Renee Good had been stalking and obstructing ICE agents throughout the day. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche stated there is “currently no basis” for launching a civil rights investigation into Ross, NBC News reported.

Video footage from the scene appears to show Becca Good saying “Drive” just before the shooting. Moments later, Renee Good turned the vehicle’s steering wheel away from the officer as the car began moving forward. Ross then fired multiple shots, killing her.

Becca Good’s attorney, Antonio Romanucci, pushed back on claims of a federal probe, stating that “there has been no contact from the FBI or federal officials indicating Becca Good is the subject of an investigation.”

In a previous statement to Minnesota Public Radio, Becca Good claimed the pair had stopped to support neighbors during the confrontation. “We had whistles. They had guns,” she wrote.

The Justice Department is also examining whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey conspired to obstruct federal immigration enforcement through public statements critical of ICE tactics, Fox News reported. In connection with the broader dispute, six federal prosecutors in Minnesota either resigned or were terminated following internal disagreements tied to the case.

Federal officials have not indicated that charges against Becca Good are imminent. The Daily Caller reached out to both the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security for comment. The FBI declined to issue a statement.

Meanwhile, Renee Good’s former father-in-law said he does not blame ICE for the shooting that occurred in Minneapolis last week. Timmy Macklin told CNN the situation was “hard all around” and suggested that “some bad choices” contributed to the tragedy.

“I don’t blame ICE. I don’t blame [Good’s wife] Rebecca. I don’t blame Renee. I just wish that, you know, if we’re walking in the spirit of God, I don’t think she would have been there. That’s the way I look at it,” Macklin said during a Tuesday interview.

Good had been married to Macklin’s son, who died in 2023. The couple shared a six-year-old son.

Macklin described Renee Good as “an amazing person” and “a good mother” who was “full of life,” while lamenting the broader state of the country.

“I just think we make bad choices, and that’s the problem, there is so much chaos in the whole world today. We need to turn to God and walk in the spirit of God and let him lead us and guide us,” Macklin said.

When asked by CNN anchor Erin Burnett whether he believed the shooting was justified, Macklin said he “was not blaming anybody.”

He also said he viewed cellphone footage from a witness that appeared to show Good’s vehicle striking the ICE agent.

“You know, in a flash like that, it’s hard to say how you’d react,” Macklin said, adding that he had heard the agent may have previously been dragged by a vehicle in an earlier incident.