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By Shaun King
Posted January 8, 2026

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Shaun King is a prominent activist, journalist, and social commentator known for his advocacy work on criminal justice reform and racial justice issues. He has built a significant following on social media for his direct, urgent commentary on police violence and systemic inequality. His posts typically call for accountability and frame incidents through a lens of institutional violence.

What's This About?

This post references the January 7, 2026 fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen and Minneapolis resident, by an ICE agent during a federal immigration enforcement operation. King characterizes the incident as murder and argues that law enforcement personnel routinely evade accountability by invoking fear-based justifications. The post amplifies criticism of the shooting and questions the legal standards that protect officers in lethal force incidents.

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The post is trending because the shooting occurred on January 7, 2026—the day before this post's circulation—making it a breaking news story with immediate social resonance. The incident has sparked widespread public outcry, protests in multiple cities, and statements from political figures including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Colorado Governor Jared Polis. Video evidence of the incident circulating online and the victim being a U.S. citizen rather than an undocumented immigrant has intensified media and social media engagement.

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  • 1Renee Nicole Good was a poet and creative writer who won the Academy of American Poets Prize at Old Dominion University in 2020 for her poem 'On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs'
  • 2Good was a mother of a six-year-old child and lived in Minneapolis with her partner, just blocks from where the shooting occurred
  • 3Video recordings of the incident show ICE agents giving conflicting orders to Good—one agent told her to drive away while another demanded she exit the vehicle
  • 4Good's mother stated her daughter was not involved in any protests against ICE and described her as 'one of the kindest people I've ever known'
  • 5Protests in response to the shooting occurred in San Francisco and other cities, with demonstrators marching from ICE buildings and demanding accountability

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