People gather Thursday at the street where Renee Nicole Good, 37, was shot and killed the day before by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis. Charly Triballeau / AFP via Getty Images
MINNEAPOLIS — About three miles from where Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed Wednesday by a federal agent, the Minnesota Timberwolves held a moment of silence for the woman before Thursday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Target Center.
Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said before the game that the organization was thinking of Good and her family, including her 6-year-old son.
“As we all know, our community has suffered yet another unspeakable tragedy,” Finch said. “We want to just convey our condolences and heartfelt wishes and prayers and thoughts to the families and loved ones and all of those that are greatly affected by what happened.”
Videos show Good, 37, was killed on a residential Minneapolis street after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents approached her and ordered her to get out of her vehicle that was partly blocking one lane. After an agent tried to open the driver’s side door, another agent stepped in front of the vehicle. An agent shot Good after she attempted to drive away. Administration officials, including President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, have said the agent was acting in self-defense.
Many local government officials, including Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, strongly dispute that description, calling the shooting a reckless use of power. Federal immigration officials have been in Minneapolis for weeks, including conducting an operation at Roosevelt High not long after Wednesday’s shooting.
The Timberwolves and the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx have often been vocal during times of trial in the Twin Cities, including after the 2020 murder of George Floyd and the protests that followed.
Finch said the team has not talked as a group about the shooting, but he has had some one-on-one conversations with players about it.
“All of the people and resources around the organization are always there for our guys, but this is not about our guys and how they’re reacting,” Finch said. “It’s about how our guys can be supportive and understanding of what’s happening.”