Family of Renee Good say neither investigators nor President Trump have been in touch since her death
They described Good as a kind, caring and gentle person who loved to laugh, sing and raise her children. She was drawn to Minneapolis, in part, because of its strong sense of community and reputation as a place where neighbors care for neighbors, her family said.
“They have their narrative. I think they have to support their narrative,” said Good’s father, Timothy Ganger. “We’ll just let that go and really get back to focusing on who we know Renee was to our family.”
“She was a gift to our family,” he added.
When asked about her political activism, Good’s father said she was more interested in helping people who were less fortunate.
“That was a huge thing to her,” he said. “Caring for people is really where her heart was at.”
Many people in her community seemed to agree. A groundswell of outrage over Good’s killing emerged after witness videos showed her attempting to drive away from Ross, not toward him. Thousands of people in Minneapolis flooded city streets in support of Good, triggering nationwide solidarity protests and casting a dark shadow over Trump’s immigration policies.
Weeks later, after Pretti’s killing, Trump told “NBC’s Nightly News” that federal agents could use a “softer touch” during enforcement operations.
“I learned that maybe we could use a little bit of a softer touch. But you still have to be tough,” Trump said in an interview with anchor Tom Llamas. “We’re dealing with really hard criminals. But look, I’ve called the people. I’ve called the governor. I’ve called the mayor. Spoke to ‘em. Had great conversations with them.”
The president, however, has not called the Good family, they said.
Instead, strangers from all over the world have offered their support and condolences in recent weeks. When the Gangers arrived in Minneapolis, neighbors and community members welcomed them like old relatives, they said. A church in California mailed several cards to Good’s mother, Donna Ganger, reminding her that she wasn’t alone, that other people were grieving, too, she said.
