Becca Good, partner of Renee Good, releases new statement: "I am so proud to call Minneapolis my home"
Becca Good, the partner of Renee Good, released a statement on Saturday, thanking the Minneapolis community for its kindness "in the middle of grief and fear."
In her statement, Becca Good said the people of Minneapolis shown up time and again, "organizing food and rides, making sure our kids get to school, checking in on neighbors, and standing in the cold."
"I am so proud to call Minneapolis my home," she said.
Becca Good went on to say that while her partner's death by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent — and that of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents — have captured nationwide attention, "there are many others in the city being harmed that you don't know."
"Their families are hurting just like mine, even if they don't look like mine," she wrote. "They are neighbors, friends, coworkers, classmates. And we must also know their names. Because this shouldn't happen to anyone."
Renee Good was shot and killed by ICE officer Jonathan Ross on Jan. 7, sparking national outrage and protests. Last week, her brothers, Luke and Brent Ganger, spoke to lawmakers during a hearing in Washington D.C., as part of an inquiry by members of Congress into federal agents and their use of force.
There is no federal criminal investigation into Renee Good's killing. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension was denied access to evidence in her death and is not investigating the case.
Earlier this month, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty submitted two letters — one to the U.S. Department of Justice and one to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security — demanding federal information as part of its investigation into her death.
"I expect the federal government to provide the requested information, documents and physical items to our office. The federal government has been clear that they are not conducting an investigation into Renee Good's death. But we are," Moriarty said. "We require these records as part of our ongoing thorough investigation into her death at the hands of a federal agent, Jonathan Ross."
The attorney's office is demanding physical evidence, video and photographs, statements and other things.
The federal government was given a deadline of Feb. 17.
Becca Good's statement reads in full:
Minneapolis has shown me that even in the middle of grief and fear, people still show up for each other. For that, I want to say thank you. Thank you to this incredible community for showing up again and again — organizing food and rides, making sure our kids get to school, checking in on neighbors, and standing together in the cold. I am so proud to call Minneapolis my home.
Renee was not the first person killed, and she was not the last. You know my wife's name and you know Alex's name, but there are many others in this city being harmed that you don't know — their families are hurting just like mine, even if they don't look like mine. They are neighbors, friends, coworkers, classmates. And we must also know their names. Because this shouldn't happen to anyone.
Renee always showed up — as a volunteer, a teacher, a mom, a friend — always helping out, making things a little better for others. Seeing the world now celebrate the parts of her that I've always known — the kindness, the humor, the warmth — reminds me of her spirit. Renee and I believed that if we lived every day in the world as we wanted it to be, we could build toward making that world a reality. So I am doing that every day — and every night, as I kiss my son at bedtime and tell him things are going to get better.
Renee and I chose kindness. We believed that every life deserves the same care, treatment, and dignity, no matter who they are or what they look like. That shouldn't be radical. If it is, then I want Renee and our family to be known for how we practiced radical kindness every day.
