Jan 07, 2026
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Richmonders took to the streets Wednesday night after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and killed an unarmed 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On Wednesday, Jan. 7, 37-year-old mother Renee Nicole Good was shot dead by an ICE agent durin g a traffic stop in Minneapolis, where federal agents had recently launched an operation. Video filmed by bystanders shows how the deadly encounter played out. An ICE agent approached a Honda Pilot stopped across the middle of a roadway and told the driver, Good, to open the door. When Good began to pull forward, another ICE agent standing in front of her vehicle pulled out his weapon and fired at least two shots into the Pilot at close range. When speaking to the Minnesota Star Tribune, Good's mother, Donna Ganger, described her as “one of the kindest people I’ve ever known" and said she was “not part of anything like [anti-ICE protests] at all.” MORE: Woman fatally shot by ICE officer in Minneapolis identified by family, city council In response to this incident, dozens of Richmonders came out to Monroe Park on Wednesday to protest against ICE activity not just in Virginia, but nationwide. Jan. 7 anti-ICE protest in Richmond's Monroe Park after an ICE agent shot a woman dead in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo: Nikkita Tyler/8News)Jan. 7 anti-ICE protest in Richmond's Monroe Park after an ICE agent shot a woman dead in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo: Nikkita Tyler/8News)Jan. 7 anti-ICE protest in Richmond's Monroe Park after an ICE agent shot a woman dead in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo: Nikkita Tyler/8News)Jan. 7 anti-ICE protest in Richmond's Monroe Park after an ICE agent shot a woman dead in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo: Nikkita Tyler/8News)Jan. 7 anti-ICE protest in Richmond's Monroe Park after an ICE agent shot a woman dead in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo: Nikkita Tyler/8News) While holding signs that read things like "From Richmond to Minneapolis, Stop ICE Terror," protesters told 8News that they're pushing for an end to what they described as "violent" ICE raids across America. "We're out here representing the Richmond community and Americans as a whole, the working class as a whole," protester Reed Baldwin told 8News. "To stand up for ourselves and let Richmond know that the same activity [here] would not be acceptable." 8News was there during the protest and, while the gathering never devolved into an altercation, more than a dozen police officers surrounded the protest. RELATED: Vast majority of Central Virginia ICE detainees are not violent criminals, per ICE data Baldwin said that, while this protest was organized at the last minute, mass mobilization is important, so Richmond is likely to see more anti-ICE protests in the future. For more on immigration enforcement in Central Virginia, click here. ...read more read less
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