Did Renee good live near the site of her death?

1. The immediate factual answer: yes — she lived near where she died

Multiple local outlets report that Good lived in Minneapolis with her partner and that the fatal encounter took place just a few blocks from her residence, with family members and the Star Tribune explicitly stating she “lived with her partner just blocks from where she was shot” and that the family was notified of her death ^{[1] [7]}. National reporting and contemporaneous coverage likewise describe the shooting as occurring in a residential part of Minneapolis and link Good to a nearby address, reinforcing that she was not an out-of-towner who traveled hundreds of miles to the scene ^{[2] [8]}.

2. Why confusion spread: past addresses and Kansas City ties

Confusion in social media and some local remembrances stems from the fact that Good had lived in Kansas City, Missouri, until late 2024 and was known to neighbors there, with property and vehicle records tying her to the Waldo neighborhood and local reporting saying she lived near 78th Terrace and Oak Street until December 2024 ^{[5] [6]}. Several outlets note she “had recently moved” to Minnesota from Missouri and that Kansas City leaders and neighbors described her as a “former neighbor,” which helps explain why some narratives emphasized her Missouri past ^{[4] [5]}.

3. The fact-check against viral claims: reporting undermines the “350-mile” implication

A focused fact-check compiled by Yahoo’s coverage concluded that claims implying Good was not a Minneapolis resident at the time of her death were unsupported and that officials, including Minneapolis leadership, confirmed she was a resident when she was killed ^[3]. Social posts alleging she drove at least 350 miles to interfere with federal law enforcement relied on images and selective interpretation of plate and property records but did not refute reporters’ consistent accounts that she had already relocated to Minneapolis ^{[3] [4]}.

4. Reporting nuances and limits: what sources do and do not establish

Contemporary journalism paints a consistent picture that Good had “recently moved to Minnesota” and was living locally when the shooting happened ^{[4] [9]}, and family members and neighbors in Minneapolis reported being notified and described her as a neighbor and parent in that community ^{[1] [9]}. At the same time, some reporting highlights that she maintained recent ties to Kansas City and that vehicle registration or tax records linked her to a Missouri address prior to the move, which explains why various jurisdictions’ leaders and neighbors weighed in ^{[5] [6]}. The sources do not say every record was up to date at the moment of the shooting, and reporting has not provided exhaustive public-document tracing of the exact date every record was changed, so open questions about administrative lag remain ^{[5] [3]}.

5. Why the distinction mattered in public debate

The question of whether Good was a local resident became politically charged because some actors used the suggestion she was from out of town to frame the incident as an intrusion narrative; fact-checkers and multiple news outlets pushed back by citing city confirmation that she was a Minneapolis resident and by documenting her recent move from Kansas City ^{[3] [7]}. Reporting also emphasized the human context — that she was a mother, a poet and a legal observer in the neighborhood — which fueled local outrage and national protest irrespective of the disputed social-media framing about origin ^{[10] [8]}.