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Renee Good’s two brothers spoke fondly of their sister during a public hearing organized by US congressional Democrats.
Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis on January 7. The purpose of Tuesday’s forum was to discuss the use of force by federal agents enforcing the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
Luke Ganger spoke of the “deep pain” the family feel at Good’s death in “such a violent and unnecessary way”.
He said their family takes some comfort in thinking Good’s death could bring about change. “And it didn’t.”
“The completely surreal scenes unfolding on the streets of Minneapolis are inexplicable,” he said.
“This is not just a bad day or a rough week or isolated incidents. These encounters with federal agents are changing a community and many lives, including ours, forever.”
The brothers of Renee Good, the 37-year-old woman who was killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis last month, testified at a congressional forum on Tuesday. Luke Granger said what was happening in the city was ‘absolutely surreal’, adding: ‘This is not just a bad day or a difficult week or isolated incidents.’
Luke Ganger said the most important thing they could do was explain to those listening “what a beautiful American woman we lost. A sister. A daughter. A mother. A partner and a friend.”
Brent Ganger spoke of his sister’s hopeful spirit, saying she lived with the belief “that kindness matters.”
“She chose to seek what is good, what is possible and what is worthy of love.”
Testifying at a congressional forum Tuesday, Brent Granger said his sister, Renee Good, who was killed last month by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis, said she ‘had a way of showing up in the world that made you believe things were going to be okay.’ He added: ‘She chose to seek what is good, what is possible and what is worthy of love.’
