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A federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good during a large ICE operation in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026, a moment that has plunged the city into chaos and righteous debate about law enforcement and public safety. Federal officials say the agent fired after claiming the driver used her vehicle threateningly against officers, while cellphone footage and bystander accounts have left many Americans demanding a thorough accounting of what actually happened.
There are competing narratives on the ground: Department of Homeland Security and ICE have insisted the vehicle was used in a dangerous way toward agents, but independent video analyses and eyewitness testimony show a chaotic scene with conflicting orders that make certainty difficult from the outside. What is not debatable is that federal officers were operating in a tense environment, and split-second decisions were made that ended in a life lost and a family shattered.
Conservative voices across the country have rightly pushed back against the lawless atmosphere that greets federal agents in sanctuary jurisdictions, arguing that demonizing border enforcement invites perilous confrontations. Newsmax guests and Republican lawmakers have warned that inflammatory rhetoric from local officials and activists helped create the combustible moment that led to tragedy, and they are demanding elected leaders cool the temperature instead of fanning the flames.
On Friday’s Finnerty show Benny Johnson took that logic a step further, insisting the partner who encouraged the driver to move should be investigated and — if the evidence supports it — charged as an accessory to murder for urging reckless actions that cost a life. Conservatives who have watched the footage and followed the timeline understand the principle: if someone intentionally encourag es a dangerous act that foreseeably leads to death, the law must follow regardless of political symbolism or media narratives.
That demand for accountability does not mean blind support for wrongdoing by agents; solid conservatives know the difference between enforcing the law and acting as a law unto yourself. Members of Congress and law-and-order leaders have stressed the need for a full, transparent investigation while also reminding the public that federal officers face genuine threats during enforcement actions, and that political theater should not substitute for facts.
The real failure here has been the environment that encouraged confrontation — years of sanctuary policies, political grandstanding, and headlines that treat federal agents as villains rather than public servants doing dangerous work. If Minneapolis and other cities want to stop these tragedies, elected officials must stop treating enforcement as a political punching bag and start working to de-escalate, cooperate with federal partners, and enforce the law in a way that protects citizens and officers alike.
Americans deserve both justice for Renee Good and the rule of law that prevents chaos from becoming the new normal; that means a fair federal probe, protection for officers who face real danger, and real consequences for anyone who knowingly urges or assists in actions that risk lives. If the partner’s conduct crosses the line from protest into provocation that led to death, prosecuting accessory conduct would be the right, sober application of the law — and a necessary deterrent to anyone tempted to turn civil disobedience into deadly recklessness.
