Renee Good ruled homicide as ICE Out general strike shutters Twin Cities businesses
Hennepin County Medical Examiner has ruled Renee Good’s death a homicide, listing the cause as multiple gunshot wounds inflicted by a law‑enforcement officer. In the wake of the ruling and amid an intensified federal immigration‑enforcement surge and local clashes (including ICE use of chemical irritants near Good’s memorial), organizers launched an “ICE Out Minnesota: Day of Truth and Freedom” general strike that closed hundreds of Twin Cities businesses and drew a large downtown march as the Minnesota National Guard was staged to assist local authorities.
📌 Key Facts
- Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled Renee Nicole Good’s death a homicide, listing the cause as multiple gunshot wounds inflicted by a law‑enforcement officer.
- New extended pre‑shooting video (along with body‑cam and bystander footage) showing the minutes before the killing has been made public, sharpening disputes between DHS/federal accounts and local eyewitnesses and fueling online anger and organizing.
- ICE officers used a chemical irritant described as tear gas to disperse protesters near the Renee Good memorial; Minneapolis Council Member Jason Chavez and a driver say ICE 'rammed' the driver’s car, questioned his immigration status (the driver says he is a U.S. citizen and believes he was targeted for being Latino).
- Organizers and some state lawmakers backed an 'ICE Out Minnesota' general strike (Jan. 23) urging no work, no school and no shopping; FOX 9 reported hundreds of businesses closed in an 'economic blackout' and a large march from The Commons to the Target Center was scheduled.
- Federal presence under 'Operation Metro Surge' has increased substantially (reports of more than 2,000 agents, with later reporting citing ~3,000), and DOJ has issued grand‑jury subpoenas to five Minnesota government offices (including Gov. Tim Walz, AG Keith Ellison and Mayor Jacob Frey); six federal prosecutors resigned over handling of the Good investigation.
- Gov. Tim Walz scheduled a statewide address amid the ICE surge (seven days after the Good shooting); national figures have weighed in — Vice President J.D. Vance planned a Minneapolis visit and President Trump made public comments about Minnesota and fraud figures — and DHS publicly urged Walz and Frey to cooperate after a widely criticized St. Paul raid.
- A separate, later federal agent‑involved shooting killed 37‑year‑old Alex Pretti, prompting Mayor Jacob Frey to request Minnesota National Guard assistance to support MPD and maintain a vehicle perimeter; Minneapolis announced plans to file for a temporary restraining order seeking to halt Operation Metro Surge and remove federal agents.
- Officials outlined the Guard’s limited, defined role for protest response: assisting MPD with a vehicle perimeter and traffic restrictions (only residential traffic allowed between Franklin and 28th from Pillsbury to I‑35W), with Guards in reflective vests as part of coordinated weekend protest safety planning.
📊 Relevant Data
Somali Minnesotans generate at least $500 million in income annually and pay about $67 million in state and local taxes.
Somali Minnesotans drive economic growth, pay $67M taxes annually — KSTP
From 2020 to 2024, over 81,000 new Americans moved to Minnesota through immigration, making it the primary driver of population change and contributing to economic growth.
Immigration became the leading component of population growth in Minnesota this decade — Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Somali immigrants in Minnesota exhibit stark socioeconomic disparities, with 54 percent of Somali-headed households receiving food stamps and 73 percent having at least one member on Medicaid.
Somali Immigrants in Minnesota — Center for Immigration Studies
Since the start of the second Trump administration in 2025, there have been 16 shooting incidents involving U.S. immigration agents, resulting in 4 deaths and at least 7 injuries.
Operation Metro Surge has resulted in the arrest of over 3,000 individuals in Minnesota since December 2025, targeting criminal noncitizens including those convicted of murder, child rape, and gang-related offenses.
Operation Metro Surge — Wikipedia
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January 24, 2026
11:31 PM
Minneapolis shooting: National Guard activated after latest incident with federal agents
New information:
- Confirms a third federal agent-involved shooting in Minneapolis in about a month, this one killing 37‑year‑old Alex Pretti near 26th and Nicollet during a Border Patrol operation.
- Reports that Mayor Jacob Frey has formally requested Minnesota National Guard assistance to support MPD and maintain a vehicle perimeter in the shooting area.
- Details Minneapolis’ plan to file a motion for a temporary restraining order on Monday seeking to immediately halt Operation Metro Surge and eject federal agents from Minnesota.
- Quotes Sen. Amy Klobuchar explicitly calling for ICE to leave Minnesota, arguing the 3,000‑agent surge is making the city less safe.
- Spells out the specific perimeter boundaries and Guard role: only residential traffic between Franklin and 28th from Pillsbury to I‑35W, Guards in reflective vests assisting MPD.
January 23, 2026
2:40 PM
LIVE UPDATES | ICE in MN: Businesses closed for ICE Out strike; feds call for state cooperation
New information:
- Hennepin County Medical Examiner has officially ruled Renee Good’s death a homicide, listing the cause as 'multiple gunshot wounds' inflicted by a law enforcement officer.
- Organizers have launched an 'ICE Out Minnesota' general strike, urging no work, no school and no shopping, and FOX 9 reports hundreds of businesses across Minnesota – including in the Twin Cities – are closed in an 'economic blackout' protest.
- A large 'ICE Out of MN: A Day of Truth and Freedom' march is scheduled to step off at 2 p.m. from The Commons in downtown Minneapolis and end with a Target Center rally.
- DHS publicly posted that Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey 'must work with the federal government to make America safe again,' citing a botched St. Paul raid where ICE dragged an elderly Hmong man outside in shorts and Crocs while the actual suspect was already in state custody.
January 21, 2026
3:35 PM
LIVE UPDATES | ICE in Minnesota: Increased presence in Minneapolis; Vance to visit
New information:
- Confirms that DOJ has already served federal grand‑jury subpoenas on five Minnesota government offices, including Gov. Tim Walz, AG Keith Ellison and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, in connection with Operation Metro Surge.
- Adds that state lawmakers are publicly backing a Jan. 23 'ICE Out of MN: Day of Truth and Freedom' general strike, urging Minnesotans to pause work, school and shopping and join a downtown Minneapolis march.
- Reports President Trump’s new World Economic Forum comments using wildly inflated fraud figures for Minnesota ('could be more than $19 billion') and calling Minnesotans who oppose ICE 'stupid people' who 'don’t appreciate' federal help.
- Reveals Vice President JD Vance will fly into Minneapolis on Thursday to hold a roundtable and deliver remarks on the surge and fraud narrative.
- Documents a fresh warning from Minneapolis Council Member Jason Chavez of a visible uptick in ICE presence across south Minneapolis and his call for more community observers.
January 16, 2026
9:17 PM
Weekend protest safety plan presented by MN National Guard, DPS
New information:
- DPS and the Minnesota National Guard, along with unnamed partner agencies, are holding a joint 'public safety briefing' specifically about this coming weekend’s anticipated pro‑ and anti‑ICE protests.
- The briefing is explicitly framed as a coordinated protest safety plan in response to two ICE‑involved shootings in Minneapolis – Renee Good’s killing on Jan. 7 in south Minneapolis and the non‑fatal north‑side shooting one week later.
- The story notes that federal presence under Operation Metro Surge has climbed to more than 2,000 agents in Minnesota, and sets this local safety planning against Trump’s recent Insurrection Act threats, which he partially walked back by saying there is 'no reason right now' to invoke it in Minneapolis.
January 15, 2026
12:53 AM
Governor Walz to address Minnesota amid ICE crackdown
New information:
- Gov. Tim Walz has scheduled a statewide address for 7 p.m. Wednesday specifically 'amid the ICE crackdown.'
- The piece ties the timing to exactly seven days since ICE officer Jonathan Ross shot and killed 37‑year‑old Renee Nicole Good, with Ross claiming self‑defense and DHS saying he suffered internal bleeding when struck by her vehicle.
- Minnesota House Republicans drafted articles of impeachment against Walz earlier in the day, accusing him of failing to stop or disclose fraud in state programs.
- The article notes that a federal judge has ruled ICE may continue operations in Minnesota while legal challenges proceed.
- It reiterates that six federal prosecutors, including First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson, resigned over how the Good shooting investigation is being handled.
- The story links Walz’s address to mounting school walkouts, protests and St. Paul’s move to offer virtual classes beginning Jan. 22 because of ICE activity.
January 13, 2026
12:33 AM
ICE officers use tear gas after confrontation in Minneapolis near shooting memorial
New information:
- ICE officers used a chemical irritant described as tear gas to disperse protesters at E. 35th St. & Park Ave., about two blocks from the Renee Good memorial.
- Council Member Jason Chavez says ICE ‘rammed’ a Latino driver’s car, then questioned his immigration status; the driver was a U.S. citizen who was ultimately released.
- The driver tells FOX 9 he believes he was targeted solely because he is Latino, and says ICE hit his car after activating lights as he attempted to pull over.
January 12, 2026
11:16 PM
New video shows the minutes before immigration officer fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis
New information:
- Adds granular visual context about the scene and vehicle movements before the shots, which will inform state decision‑making about whether unrest risk is rising or falling as more evidence becomes public.
- Highlights that the dispute between DHS’s account and local eyewitness/advocate narratives is no longer theoretical but now hinges on interpretable video evidence accessible to the public.
- Underscores how quickly each new piece of documentation (body‑cam, bystander video, now extended pre‑shooting footage) is triggering fresh waves of online anger and organizing in the Twin Cities, directly relevant to the Guard standby decision.
January 08, 2026