Renee Good's family sues U.S. government, ICE officer and others over Minneapolis killing | CBC News

Lawsuits allege wrongful death, conspiracy in fatal January shooting by U.S. immigration officer

Renee Good's family sued the U.S. government and several immigration officials on Thursday, alleging wrongful death, conspiracy and other violations in the 37-year-old woman's killing by an immigration officer during a federal crackdown in Minneapolis.

The two lawsuits were filed by Good's partner, Becca Good, and Renee's brother, Brent Ganger.

The U.S. Justice Department didn't immediately respond to an email seeking comment on the lawsuits.

Renee Good, a mother of three, was fatally shot Jan. 7 as protests against immigration raids flared across the city. According to Becca Good, her partner stopped their car in a street to support neighbours during an immigration operation.

AnalysisInvestigating Renee Good's death is now up to the county — and no one else

Bystander video shows Renee Good in the driver's seat of a red SUV blocking part of the road and repeatedly honking her horn.

Two immigration officers get out of a truck, their faces covered, and one orders Good to get out of the car. She reverses briefly, then turns the steering wheel as the officer says again, "Get out of the car."

Almost simultaneously, Becca Good, standing in the street, shouts: "Drive, baby, drive!"

One officer standing in front of the vehicle pulls his weapon and fires into the windshield. He lurches back as the car turns away from him.

The officer, now very close to the open window on the driver's side, opens fire two more times, fatally shooting Renee Good, according to an analysis of the videos by The Associated Press and others.

Federal officials at the time said the officer acted in self-defence and that Good had engaged in "an act of domestic terrorism."