GoFundMe for Renee Nicole Good closed after raising eye-popping $1.5 million for family of woman shot by ICE
An online fundraiser set up to support Renee Nicole Good's wife and three children has closed, after raising more than $1.5 million in donations.
An online fundraiser set up to support the wife and three children of the woman shot dead by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent last week has closed, after raising more than $1.5 million in donations.
The GoFundMe campaign to support Renee Nicole Good's wife, Rebecca, as well as Good's children amassed more than 38,500 donations in the four days since it was started.
Funds poured in quickly after Officer Jonathan 'Jon' Ross shot Good three times in quick succession on Wednesday afternoon after she allegedly ignored ICE agents' demands to get out of her SUV.
The crowdfunder sought $50,000 to support the Good family as they 'grapple with the devastating loss of their wife and mother.'
But the campaign raised more than 28 times the requested amount, with one anonymous donor alone generously contributing $50,000.
The funds will now be put in a trust for the family, including Good's six-year-old son, who was left orphaned by the tragedy, organizers shared in an update on Friday as they announced they were closing the fundraiser.
'If you're looking to donate, we encourage you to support others in need,' the organizers said.
They also shared comments that Rebecca gave to MPR News.
'First, I want to extend my gratitude to all the people who have reached out from across the country and around the world to support our family,' she said.
'The kindness of strangers is the most fitting tribute because if you ever encountered my wife, Renee Nicole Macklin Good, you know that above all else, she was kind. In fact, kindness radiated out of her.'
An online fundraiser to support the family of Renee Nicole Good (pictured) has closed after raising more than $1.5 million in donations
The money will now go to Renee's widow, Rebecca Good (pictured left), as well as her three children - including a six-year-old boy who was left orphaned when his mother was shot dead on Wednesday
The grieving widow then went on to say her wife 'sparkled.'
'I mean, she didn't wear glitter, but I swear she had sparkles coming out of her pores. All the time,' Rebecca said.
'You might think it was just my love talking, but her family said the same thing. Renee was made of sunshine.'
'Renee lived by an overarching belief: there is kindness in the world and we need to do everything we can to find it where it resides and nurture it where it needs to grow,' she continued.