1. United States
2. Minn.
3. Letter

Your public statement about the killing of Renee Nicole Good is not just upsetting—it is a profound failure of leadership and honesty. You framed this incident as a reminder of the “dangers ICE agents face” and stated that an ICE officer was injured. That is not supported by what occurred. The agent was not incapacitated, not fleeing danger, and not under attack. He ran after a vehicle, walked back to his own vehicle without assistance, and then left the scene. Meanwhile, a Minnesota woman lay dead on her own street. Renee Nicole Good was a civilian. She was not threatening anyone. She was not interfering. She was in her own neighborhood, in front of her wife and neighbors, when she was killed. Yet in your statement, her name does not appear. Her life does not appear. Her family does not appear. This omission is not accidental—it is a choice. By centering your response entirely on political rhetoric and law enforcement talking points while ignoring the death of a constituent, you sent a clear message about whose lives you believe deserve public concern and whose do not. Leadership demands more than automatic defense of authority. It demands moral clarity and factual integrity. When government force results in the death of a civilian who posed no threat, the first responsibility of an elected official is to acknowledge that loss, not erase it. Minnesotans do not expect blind loyalty to agencies. We expect our representatives to value human life, tell the truth, and demand accountability when lethal force is used without justification. You should immediately correct the record, acknowledge Renee Nicole Good by name, offer condolences to her family, and support a transparent, independent investigation into her killing. Anything less is not representation. It is abandonment.