(NewsNation) — A Chicago law firm representing the family of Renee Good has launched a civil investigation into the fatal shooting of the 37-year-old mother of three by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer last week in Minneapolis.
Romanucci & Blandin announced Wednesday that it will conduct its own civil probe into the deadly shooting by ICE officer Jonathan Ross. The firm partnered with a Minneapolis attorney, Kevin Raich, and said the goal of the investigation is to provide transparency that is not otherwise being provided by the FBI.
The firm also represented the family of George Floyd, who was killed by Minneapolis Police officers in 2020. Floyd’s family received a settlement of $27 million, which is the largest of its kind involving police misconduct.
“People in Minneapolis and across this country truly, truly care about what happened to Renee Good on January 7, 2026, and are committed to understanding how she could have been killed on the street after dropping her child off at school,” Antonio Romanucci, the founding partner of the Chicago firm, said in a released statement. “They want to know what could and should have been done to let Renee live and pick her child up safely from school that afternoon.
“As often as possible, our team will promptly and transparently provide updates on what we learn. We are committed to providing Good transparency and Good accountability, which we ultimately hope leads to Good policing. We will be that voice.”
The firm is representing Renee Good’s partner, Becca; Good’s parents, Tim and Donna Ganger; and her siblings.
The firm stated that civil litigation will follow a different process than filing a civil lawsuit that would demand police accountability from a state or local jurisdiction.
The fact that the fatal shooting involved a federal law enforcement officer changes the legal requirements that are needed. Despite the extra steps requiring investigators to navigate what the firm characterized as “time-consuming processes” that are mandated by federal law, Romanucci pledged not be deterred in seeking justice for Good.
The FBI is handling the investigation into the shooting and has prevented the state investigators from being part of the probe into the shooting. Attorneys within the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division were told last week that they would not be part of the investigation, according to multiple media reports.
In response, six federal prosecutors resigned in protest to the handling of the case, the New York Times reported.
On Tuesday, Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a statement that “there is currently no basis for a criminal rights investigation.”
A DOJ spokesperson confirmed the resignations to NewsNation on Tuesday, but said those who left the DOJ had previously applied for early retirement.
“Any suggestion to the contrary is false,” the DOJ official said.
Romanucci & Blandin said it intends to share information learned in the civil investigation on a rolling basis so that both public officials and concerned Americans “can see and understand the facts as we learn them”.
“Be Good. That’s all Renee wanted to be,” Romanucci said. “Good to her partner, her family, her children and her community. She wanted to see a better world for her kids. As a Christian, she would pray for all of us to do better, to be better. We will honor her memory by seeking accountability and change in her name.”
In a statement released by the law firm, Good’s family expressed thanks for the support they have received since Good’s death. The family asked for privacy as it continues to mourn Good’s death.
“The kind of unending care we’ve been given during this time is exactly the kind that she gave to everyone. Nae was the beautiful light of our family and brought joy to anyone she met,” the family said. “She was relentlessly hopeful and optimistic which was contagious. We all already miss her more than words could ever express.”