The family of Renee Nicole Good, the 37-year-old Minneapolis mother of three fatally shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent on January 7, 2026, has shared never-before-heard details from 911 call recordings that paint a far more chaotic picture of the moments following the encounter — and one that was concealed from the public for the past two weeks.
Good’s body was brought home earlier this week, and in a private family vigil officials released audio excerpts from calls made to dispatchers shortly after the shots were fired. The recordings, according to law-enforcement sources and emergency operators, disclose frantic accounts from bystanders who witnessed the scene unfold and reported confusion, fear, and conflicting descriptions of what was happening in the immediate aftermath.
911 Transcripts Show Chaos and Confusion
Previously published emergency call logs and incident reports had described a “chaotic scene” after federal officers fired into Good’s SUV — including multiple callers telling dispatchers that an ICE agent shot Good through her windshield, and that her partner and bystanders rushed to her aid.
One caller said they saw “an ICE officer fire two shots through her windshield into the driver” and described Good’s partner attempting to help her after she was struck. Another caller, reportedly across the street, said agents instructed people to move away from the scene while paramedics scrambled to respond.
The newly released fragments from the family’s review also include:
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shouts and cries for help in the background of some calls;
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callers expressing alarm that there were “a lot of agents” and urging urgent medical dispatch;
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and at least one witness saying they saw “blood all over” the SUV before emergency responders could reach Good.
Family Calls for Transparency
Good’s relatives said the 911 audio vindicates long-held concerns they have raised about how authorities characterized the incident in the days after it happened.
“Hearing these calls confirms how tense and disorganized the situation really was,” one family spokesperson said. “It was not the calm, controlled law-enforcement interaction that early statements implied.”
Good’s loved ones reiterated that she had been complying with her family’s plans that morning — including dropping her young child off at school — before the confrontation with federal agents.
Official Narrative vs. Bystander Accounts
Federal officials initially described the shooting as a response to what they considered a threatening situation, asserting the agent acted in self-defense. Local officials and community members have strongly disputed that narrative, saying video evidence and eyewitness accounts contradict claims that Good posed a clear danger.
In incident reports, paramedics found Good with multiple gunshot wounds to her chest, arm, and head and described the scene as volatile and disordered as responders attempted to reach her.
Public Reaction and Broader Impact
The release of the recordings comes amid growing protests in Minneapolis and nationwide over the role of ICE and federal tactics in the operation during which Good was killed. One 911 transcript obtained by news outlets shows tension on the street as bystanders reacted to the shooting and urged authorities to provide medical aid.
Activists argue that the newly highlighted chaos underscores broader concerns about use-of-force policies and the domestic deployment of federal agents. Critics have also questioned whether initial official statements accurately reflected what witnesses experienced at the scene.
What Comes Next
Good’s family is continuing to pursue independent civil investigation teams and has called for fuller public release of all 911 transcripts and video evidence. Legal representatives contend that the audio adds important context to the interaction between Good and the ICE agent involved.
Federal authorities have so far defended the actions of the agent, and a Department of Justice official recently stated that the federal shooting will not itself be subject to a civil rights investigation.
As investigators and the public sift through the newly disclosed recordings, one thing is clear: the chaos captured in those early calls is prompting renewed scrutiny of how the incident unfolded — and what the official record may have obscured.
