Was Renee good’s wife out of the car when she was shot
Executive summary
Multiple news outlets and incident reports consistently say Becca Good—Renee Good’s partner and witness—was outside the driver’s seat at the moment the ICE agent shot Renee, having stepped out of the vehicle to confront or record agents and then attempting to re-enter the car as the shooting occurred [1] [2] [3]. Video and witness accounts described Becca holding a phone, verbally engaging an officer, and then trying to get back into the SUV as Renee remained behind the wheel when she was struck by gunfire [1] [4].
1. What the video and bystanders recorded: Becca outside and recording
Contemporary reporting describes footage showing an officer circling Renee Good’s vehicle while Becca stood outside the SUV, holding up a phone and speaking directly to the agent; The New York Times reports Becca prodded the agent and held her phone up as he circled the car, and CNN likewise notes Becca was outside the vehicle recording at the time the officer was near the driver’s side [4] [1]. Witness audio to 911 and descriptions compiled by CNN reinforce that people at the scene saw Becca out of the car and actively interacting with federal agents in the moments before and during the shooting [2].
2. Incident reports and emergency response: Becca identified as a witness and taken for care
Official incident reports and local reporting list Becca Good among the named witnesses, and multiple outlets say she was taken to a hospital after the shooting while Renee remained trapped and was later found unresponsive in the driver’s seat [5] [6] [3]. People magazine’s exclusive reporting described rescuers working on Renee while Becca was transported to receive care, and the Minneapolis incident report obtained by People lists Becca as one of the on‑scene witnesses [3] [6].
3. How authorities’ narrative and local accounts differ on positions and actions
The Department of Homeland Security and ICE initially characterized the encounter as involving a driver “attempting to run over” agents, a claim that Minneapolis officials and video reviewers disputed; Mayor Jacob Frey said the footage did not support DHS’s framing, and multiple outlets reported that the video and witness accounts showed agents circling the car while Becca was outside and Renee stayed inside the driver’s seat [7] [1]. Reporting by CNN and the Star Tribune analyzed video angles and emergency records, noting that the shooter remained upright and that shots entered through the windshield and the open window toward the driver—consistent with Renee being in the driver’s seat when struck while bystanders, including Becca, were outside [5] [1].
4. What forensic and medical reporting says about Renee’s position when shot
Autopsy and medical reports commissioned by the family and the county medical examiner indicate Renee was shot multiple times while seated in the driver’s seat, suffered a fatal head wound, and that her vehicle later veered and crashed after she was hit—details that align with her being shot while operating the SUV rather than with both occupants inside at the instant of firing [8] [9]. Emergency responder logs and witness 911 calls published by CNN and other outlets similarly place Renee in the driver’s seat and Becca outside trying to access the car shortly before and during the shooting [2] [6].
5. Direct answer and limits of available reporting
Yes—based on available video descriptions, witness statements, incident reports, and contemporaneous news reporting, Becca Good was outside the vehicle when Renee was shot; she is consistently described as standing by the SUV, recording or confronting agents, and attempting to re-enter the car as the ICE agent fired [4] [1] [2] [3]. Reporting is consistent on that point, though heavily redacted official documents and differing institutional narratives (DHS/ICE versus local officials and family-commissioned autopsy reports) mean some procedural and motive questions remain unresolved in public records [7] [8].