Nassau Elected Officials Call Minneapolis Shooting 'Tragedy'; Blakeman Says It Was 'Not An Accident'

NASSAU COUNTY, NY – Nassau officials reacted to the news that a south Minneapolis woman died Wednesday after being shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent while behind the wheel of her car.

Reports have identified the 37-year-old woman as Renee Nicole Good, and as the mother of a six-year-old child. In the wake of her death, federal officials have called the shooting an act of self defense on the part of the ICE agent. Meanwhile, Nassau County elected officials from several levels of government shared their thoughts on the fatal shooting.

Nassau County Executive and New York Gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman issued a statement on Facebook Wednesday evening, calling it the result of what he deemed “radical local officials.”

“The tragedy in Minneapolis was not an accident,” Blakeman wrote. “It was the predictable result of radical local elected officials who encouraged lawlessness and hostility toward law enforcement.”

For her part, New York’s Fourth-District Congresswoman Laura Gillen used the same word as Blakeman to describe Wednesday’s events: Tragedy.

“What happened in Minnesota is tragedy and should be fully and transparently investigated,” Gillen told Patch Thursday.

Assemblymember Charles Lavine shared a statement with Patch, comparing the Minneapolis ICE shooting to the Capitol riots, the five year anniversary of which had taken place just a day earlier.

“Just as January 6, 2021, will always be a shameful day in our history, so too, sadly, will January 7, 2026, be remembered,” Lavine said.

In his statement, Lavine also said that it was time for America to mourn the 37-year-old mother, while calling for a change in federal immigration enforcement policy.

(AP Photo/Tom Baker) People gather around a makeshift memorial honoring the victim of a fatal shooting involving federal law enforcement agents, near the site of the shooting, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Minneapolis.

"Americans of good faith condemn the murder of Renee Nicole Good,” Lavine said. “Renee Nicole Good will never return home. Her children will never see her again. It is time for Americans of good faith to mourn. It is time for Trump and his sycophants to withdraw ICE from our American communities.”

Officials from the Town of North Hempstead declined to comment on the incident Thursday, while the Town of Hempstead did not respond to requests for comment. Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino also declined to comment on the incident.

Nationwide coverage of the response to Wednesday's shooting can be found here.