Residents of Baltimore are coming together to hold vigils for Renee Nicole Macklin Good, a Minneapolis resident who was tragically shot while unarmed in her car by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent early Wednesday morning.
Two separate vigils are scheduled for Thursday, January 8, from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m. The first will be held at the George Fallon Federal Building, located at 31 Hopkins Place in Baltimore City. This gathering is being organized by the Free State Coalition. The second vigil will take place at Truth and Reconciliation Park at 300 Baltimore Ave in Towson.
A candlelight vigil is also planned for Friday, January 9, at 6 p.m. This gathering will occur in the Remington neighborhood of Baltimore, specifically at 26th and North Howard streets.
Macklin Good’s mother shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune that Renee lived in the Twin Cities with her partner and was the devoted mother of three children. This included her youngest, just 6 years old, whose father passed away in 2023. Her two older children are aged 12 and 15. She was relatively new to Minnesota, having just dropped her youngest off at school before she and her partner encountered the ICE agents on their way home.
Disturbing videos from bystanders show ICE officers attempting to remove her from her vehicle. As she tried to drive away, one officer fired a shot through the open driver’s side window, causing her car to accelerate and crash into a pole.
Following Macklin Good’s tragic death, protests erupted not only in Minneapolis but across the country. Hundreds gathered at the scene, including U.S. Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino, alongside ICE agents. Reports indicate that officers used chemical agents on demonstrators both at the scene and at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, where additional protesters had congregated.
In California, demonstrators filled the streets in downtown San Francisco and locations across Southern California. Protests also unfolded in Portland, Oregon, New York, and Chicago.
According to ICE officials, Macklin Good was allegedly trying to ram one of the agents with her vehicle. This version of events has drawn criticism from eyewitnesses who maintain that she did not pose a threat at all. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Governor Tim Walz have both expressed disagreement with ICE’s account.
The incident occurred shortly after President Trump dispatched 2,000 ICE agents to Minneapolis as part of a controversial law enforcement surge, which has faced backlash from both Walz and Frey. Tragically, Macklin Good’s death marks her as at least the fifth individual killed during Trump’s recent enforcement efforts concerning immigration.
Remarkably, just a week prior to Macklin Good’s death, an off-duty ICE agent fatally shot Keith Porter, a 43-year-old Black father of two, on New Year’s Eve in Los Angeles.
