Federal authorities are reportedly investigating the partner of Renee Nicole Good to determine whether she interfered with an ICE officer moments before the fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
The FBI developed evidence suggesting Good and her partner, Becca Good, had been following ICE officers on the day of the Jan. 7 incident, Fox News reported, citing a source familiar with the matter.
The federal probe is focused on Becca Good’s possible connections to activist groups rather than the actions of Officer Jonathan Ross, who fired the fatal shots.
The investigation stems from a December memo issued by Attorney General Pam Bondi targeting individuals who assault, resist, or impede federal officers, according to NBC News.
President Donald Trump has referred to both women as “professional agitators.”
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem labeled the incident “domestic terrorism” and alleged Renee Good had been stalking and impeding ICE agents throughout the day.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said there is “currently no basis” for a civil rights investigation into Ross, NBC News reported.
Video footage from the scene shows Becca Good appearing to say “Drive” just before the shooting.
Renee Good then turned her steering wheel away from the officer as the vehicle began moving forward.
Ross fired multiple shots, killing Renee Good.
Becca Good’s attorney, Antonio Romanucci, denied reports of an investigation, saying in a statement that “there has been no contact from the FBI or federal officials indicating Becca Good is the subject of an investigation.”
In an earlier statement to Minnesota Public Radio, Becca Good said the couple had stopped to support their neighbors.
“We had whistles. They had guns,” she wrote.
The Justice Department is also examining whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey conspired to impede federal immigration agents through public statements criticizing ICE tactics, Fox News reported.
Six federal prosecutors in Minnesota either resigned or were terminated following disagreements related to the case.
Federal officials have not indicated that charges against Becca Good are imminent.
The Daily Caller contacted the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security for comment.
The FBI declined to issue a statement.
Renee Good’s ex-father-in-law said he doesn’t blame U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for her fatal shooting that happened in Minneapolis last week. Timmy Macklin told CNN that the shooting was “hard all around” and that he thinks “some bad choices” were made.
“I don’t blame ICE. I don’t blame [Good’s wife] Rebecca. I don’t blame Renee. I just wish that, you know, if we’re walking in the spirit of God, I don’t think she would have been there. That’s the way I look at it,” Macklin said during the interview on Tuesday.
Good was married to Macklin’s son, who died in 2023. The two shared a son, who is now six years old.
Macklin remembered Good as “an amazing person” and “a good mother” who was “full of life.”
“I just think we make bad choices, and that’s the problem, there is so much chaos in the whole world today. We need to turn to God and walk in the spirit of God and let him lead us and guide us,” Macklin said.
When CNN anchor Erin Burnett asked Macklin if he thought the shooting was justified, he said he “was not blaming anybody.”
Macklin said he saw the witness’s cellphone video from a point of view that shows Good’s car hitting the ICE agent.
“You know, in a flash like that, it’s hard to say how you’d react,” he said, adding that he heard the agent may have been dragged by a vehicle in a previous incident.
