Widow and son of ICE shooting victim Renee Nicole Good become MILLIONAIRES thanks to tidal wave of GoFundMe donations
A GoFundMe campaign created to support the family of Renee Nicole Good has amassed nearly 38,000 donations in just two days.
The family of Renee Nicole Good has received more than $1.5 million in donations after she was shot dead by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent.
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.
A GoFundMe campaign created to support her wife Rebecca and Good's three children, including her six-year-old son who is now orphaned, has amassed more nearly 38,000 donations in just two days.
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 was raised more than 28 times the requested amount, with one anonymous donor alone generously contributing $50,000. The total sits just above $1.5 million as of 3:30pm ET Friday.
Fundraiser organizers, in an update Thursday, said they are 'brokenhearted and in awe of your generosity.'
'My family met Renee and Becca after they moved to town and become fast friends,' co-organizer Becka Tilsen wrote. 'Thank you again for your compassion. They feel this tidal wave of care and it really matters.'
Good's killing has sparked global outrage with furious Democrats branding Ross a murderer. But Ross has the full support of the Trump administration, who argue he acted in self-defense when it appeared Good intended to run him down with her car.
The family of Renee Nicole Good has received more than $1.4 million in donations after she was shot dead by an ICE agent just two days ago
A GoFundMe campaign created to support her wife Rebecca (pictured with Renee) and Good's three children has already amassed more nearly 38,000 donations
The Goods lived in a rented home (pictured) Kansas City's vibrant Waldo neighborhood for about two years but decided to flee the US after Trump's election. They spent some time in Canada before deciding to settle in Minneapolis
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other Trump administration officials have defended Ross as an experienced law enforcement professional who followed his training and shot Good after he believed she was trying to run him or other agents over with her vehicle.
But video has raised questions about whether the shooting was in self-defense, and the FBI is investigating the deadly use of force. Some protesters are demanding that Ross face criminal charges, and Minnesota authorities also want to investigate.
Recordings of the shooting show an officer approaching Good's stopped SUV. He grabbed the driver's door handle as he allegedly demanded she open the door.