When Everyday Life Becomes Domestic Terrorism

People are back out on the streets of Minneapolis again, they are barricading the roads and tending curbside memorials, they are asking for someone to make sense of a reckless and unnecessary death at the hands of law enforcement.

On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer while driving her SUV on the city's southside. Good was stopped in the middle of the road as ICE agents approached from all sides. The shooter had his phone out, and agents seemed to be bellowing contradictory instructions while another brazenly attempted to pull her out of a moving vehicle. She slowly backed away, then attempted to drive off before several shots were fired. Good's SUV rolled down the street before colliding with a utility pole; the agent that pulled the trigger was driven away from the scene, and agents that remained reportedly prevented a bystander who identified himself as a physician from attempting to save Good's life. She died less than a mile from the spot where George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in 2020.