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On Jan. 7, 2026, Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed during a federal immigration enforcement action in Minneapolis, an encounter that has ignited national outrage and competing narratives about what really happened. Video and incident reports show she was struck multiple times and later pronounced dead, while federal officials say the ICE officer acted in self-defense during an operation.
Within hours the Department of Homeland Security, led by Secretary Kristi Noem, characterized Good’s actions as having “weaponized” her vehicle and framed the shooting as an act of domestic terrorism, a line quickly amplified by the White House. The administration released footage and defended the agent’s conduct, even as many Americans watched the clips and asked how the federal government could move from statement to verdict so fast.
Local leaders and the victim’s family pushed back hard against the federal narrative, with Minneapolis officials publicly disputing claims that the videos clearly supported the DHS account, and relatives hiring a high-profile law firm to investigate the killing. The visceral reaction from city officials and grieving family members only underscores how politicized the response has become, with pro- and anti-enforcement camps racing to define the story before investigators finish.
On Sunday’s edition of “Sunday Agenda,” host Lidia Curanaj used her Newsmax platform to call out the left’s reflexive rush to weaponize the tragedy, arguing that partisan grandstanding is drowning out facts and due process. Conservative outlets and commentators have repeatedly warned that turning grief into a political cudgel benefits the media-industrial complex more than it honors the dead, and that one-sided outrage fuels division rather than clarity.
This is not about defending wrongdoing or dismissing a family’s pain — it is about demanding that Americans refuse to be manipulated. When tragedy becomes a prop for cheap moral signaling, the country loses its ability to seek true accountability; law enforcement must be allowed to do their jobs and investigations must proceed without partisan interference. The honest path forward is a sober, evidence-driven inquiry, not a televised witch hunt that helps no one.
Even the mechanics of the probe have become a controversy, as federal authorities took primary control of the investigation and local agencies say they were denied access to evidence and scene materials. The family has called for transparency and justice, and Americans of every political stripe should want a full, impartial accounting of what happened that morning on Portland Avenue.
