Family of Renee Good sues US government and Trump officials over her death

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The family of an American woman shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has filed two civil lawsuits related to her death, according to court records filed Thursday in Minnesota federal court.

Renee Good was killed January 7 by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis during the height of the Department of Homeland Security’s Operation Metro Surge, prompting significant protest in the city and sparking national outrage.

One lawsuit names the United States of America as the sole defendant under the Federal Tort Claims Act, a federal law that allows people to sue the US government for personal injury, property damage or death, caused by alleged negligence of federal employees acting within their job duties.

The second lawsuit alleges, among other things, a conspiracy to interfere with civil rights by senior federal officials, federal immigration enforcement agents, and private actors.

It names Ross, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, White House border czar Tom Homan, and other Trump administration figures as defendants, as well as ten John Doe federal agents “for their respective individual roles in the operation that led to Renee’s death,” according to the family’s attorneys.

CNN has reached out to the White House, DHS and phone numbers listed under Noem’s name for comment.

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Good, a mother of three, had just finished dropping her 6-year-old son off at school when she encountered ICE agents.

The moments leading up to the shooting were captured by bystanders as well as Ross , a 10-year ICE veteran, whose cellphone video starts with him in front of Good’s burgundy SUV . The vehicle was stopped for a few minutes perpendicular to a snowy residential Minneapolis street, obstructing the flow of traffic.

Ross did not say anything as he walked from the front of the car toward the driver’s side.

Good then addressed Ross, the video shows.

“That’s fine, dude. I’m not mad at you,” she says. Ross didn’t respond.

Rebecca Good was standing outside the car and said “show your face” to Ross, whose masked reflection is seen on the vehicle’s windows as he continues walking around it. Rebecca Good holds her cellphone up, seemingly recording Ross, and tells him, “You wanna come at us? You wanna come at us? I say go get yourself some lunch, big boy.”

She then tries to get back into the car, but the door is locked.

Another officer then tells Renee Good to “get out of the f**king car.”

Renee Good is then seen reversing the car and glancing forward as she turns the steering wheel to the right. The car moves forward, Ross cries out, “whoa,” and three gunshots are heard. Good was shot shortly after 9:30 a.m., according to a news release from the city government.

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The video filmed by Ross captured audio of gunshots but doesn’t show the actual moment of the shooting, though other video from bystanders shows Ross was standing out of the vehicle’s path when he opened fire. He fired first into her windshield and then at close range through the open driver’s side window, videos show .

The end of Ross’s video shows the SUV as it barrels forward. Someone can be heard saying, “f**king b*tch.”

DHS later said Good “weaponized her vehicle” to run over an officer near an ICE vehicle.

The search for accountability for the shooting remains ongoing. In March , the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office and two state agencies sued the Trump administration for access to evidence in Good’s shooting death as well as the death of Alex Pretti, who was killed by DHS agents in January.

In July, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced the Department of Justice had provided a trove of materials related to both shootings to state investigators. No charges have been filed in either case.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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据周四在明尼苏达州联邦法院提交的法庭记录显示，一名美国女子被移民和海关执法局特工枪杀后，其家人已就她的死亡提起两起民事诉讼。

1 月 7 日，在国土安全部“大都会突击行动”的高峰期，美国移民及海关执法局 (ICE) 特工乔纳森·罗斯在明尼阿波利斯杀害了蕾妮·古德，这引发了该市的大规模抗议，并激起了全国的愤怒。

其中一起诉讼将美国列为唯一被告，依据是《联邦侵权索赔法》。该联邦法律允许人们就联邦雇员在履行职责过程中涉嫌疏忽造成的人身伤害、财产损失或死亡起诉美国政府。

第二起诉讼指控，除其他事项外，高级联邦官员、联邦移民执法人员和私人行为者串谋干涉公民权利。

据蕾妮的家人律师称，该诉讼将罗斯、白宫副幕僚长斯蒂芬·米勒、前国土安全部长克里斯蒂·诺姆、白宫边境事务主管汤姆·霍曼以及其他特朗普政府官员列为被告，此外还有十名身份不明的联邦特工，“指控他们在导致蕾妮死亡的行动中各自扮演了不同的角色”。

CNN已联系白宫、国土安全部以及诺姆名下列出的电话号码，寻求置评。

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古德是一位三个孩子的母亲，她刚送完 6 岁的儿子去上学，就遇到了美国移民及海关执法局 (ICE) 的特工。

枪击事件发生前的瞬间被旁观者以及罗斯（一位在移民和海关执法局工作了10年的老员工）用手机拍摄了下来。罗斯的手机视频一开始显示他站在古德的酒红色SUV前。这辆车垂直于明尼阿波利斯一条积雪覆盖的居民区街道停了几分钟，阻碍了交通。

罗斯一言不发，从车头走向驾驶座一侧。

视频显示，古德随后与罗斯交谈。

“没事，兄弟。我没生你的气。”她说。罗斯没有回应。

丽贝卡·古德站在车外，对罗斯喊道：“露个脸来！”罗斯戴着口罩，在车窗上映出倒影，他继续绕着车走动。丽贝卡·古德举起手机，似乎在拍摄罗斯，并对他说：“你想跟我们打架？你想跟我们打架？我说，你还是赶紧去吃午饭吧，大块头。”

她试图回到车里，但车门锁上了。

另一名警官随后告诉蕾妮·古德“滚下车”。

随后，画面显示蕾妮·古德倒车，并向右转动方向盘，同时瞥了一眼前方。汽车向前行驶，罗斯惊呼一声“哇”，随后传来三声枪响。根据市政府发布的新闻稿，古德于上午9点30分后不久中枪。

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罗斯拍摄的视频录下了枪声，但没有显示枪击发生的瞬间。不过，旁观者拍摄的其他视频显示，罗斯开枪时站在车辆行驶路线之外。视频显示，他先是朝她的挡风玻璃开枪，然后近距离透过打开的驾驶座车窗再次开枪。

罗斯的视频结尾显示，那辆SUV疾驰而去。可以听到有人喊道：“该死的婊子。”

国土安全部后来表示，古德“将她的车辆改装成武器”，撞向了一名在移民及海关执法局车辆附近的警官。

对枪击事件责任的追究仍在进行中。今年3月，亨内平县检察官办公室和两个州政府机构起诉特朗普政府，要求获取有关古德枪击案以及1月份国土安全部特工击毙的亚历克斯·普雷蒂死亡案的证据。

7月，亨内平县检察官玛丽·莫里亚蒂宣布，司法部已向州调查人员提供了与这两起枪击案相关的大量材料。目前，两起案件均未提起诉讼。

这是一则正在更新的新闻。