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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez publicly condemned the shooting death of Renee Nicole Good, describing the incident as a “murder” and calling for prosecution. Good, a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident, was fatally shot by an agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday, Jan. 7, in a case that has prompted widespread public reaction.
The Department of Homeland Security said the shooting occurred after Good allegedly attempted to strike an immigration officer with her vehicle. The incident happened just a few blocks from her home and has drawn strong negative responses from community members and her family.
But also, the incident has been highlighted by Republicans as the inevitable result of Democratic leaders and elected officials calling out ICE agents and their immigration enforcement colleagues for months, chastising them as “nazis” and racists. During the same timeframe, DHS has repeatedly said that attacks on their agents have skyrocketed as high as 1000 percent.
Ocasio-Cortez’s remarks were typical and equally inflammatory, describing the shooting as “murder” and adding, “Murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.” She noted further, “This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability.”
She noted the proximity of the shooting to the site where George Floyd was killed, stating, “We’ve seen what happened to this woman just a few blocks away from where George Floyd was murdered.”
AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted. pic.twitter.com/9J0kvMEZGw
— Acyn (@Acyn) January 8, 2026
“What we saw today was a criminal murder. A woman was shot in the head while trying to flee, and this is every American’s worst nightmare of their government turning into a tyranny,” she continued.
When asked if the officer should be arrested, she reiterated, “I think what we saw was murder today and it needs to be prosecuted.” Regarding claims that Good was attempting to use her vehicle as a weapon, Ocasio-Cortez said, “Their editorializing of this event to justify a public murder is disgusting.”
The irresponsible accusations, which at the moment are baseless, are sure to only further inflame the left, which is likely her objective.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, meanwhile addressed the incident, stating that Good allegedly “was trying to block officers with her vehicle, had been harassing them throughout the day, and attempted to run a law enforcement officer over.” She also said the ICE agent who fired at Good was struck by her vehicle, taken to a nearby hospital, treated and released.
She added that ICE agents had made more than 1,500 arrests in Minnesota alone, and that Democrats pursuing “sanctuary” policies to shield illegal aliens from deportation were a big part of the problem.
On Wednesday, other prominent Democrats, including Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar and Governor Tim Walz, both Democrats, voiced their outrage after the shooting.
In a statement on X, Walz, who is facing a tidal wave of fraud accusations from federal officials, claimed in response to a DHS post, “I’ve seen the video. Don’t believe this propaganda machine. The state will ensure there is a full, fair, and expeditious investigation to ensure accountability and justice.”
Following news of the shooting, Omar said: “ICE must stop terrorizing our communities and leave our city.”
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey echoed her response, urging agents to leave the city immediately.
“I have a message for ICE. To ICE: Get the f*** out of Minneapolis,” Frey said at a press conference Wednesday afternoon. “We do not want you here. Your stated reason for being in this city is to create some kind of safety, and you are doing exactly the opposite.
“People are being hurt. Families are being ripped apart. Long-term Minneapolis residents that have contributed so greatly to our city, to our culture, to our economy are being terrorized. Now, somebody is dead. That’s on you, and it’s also on you to leave. It’s on you to make sure that further damage, further loss of life and injury is not done,” he further claimed.
