Hundreds protest in Iowa City in memory of Renee Good, woman shot and killed by ICE

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Protests and vigils continued on Sunday in memory of the woman shot and killed by an ICE officer in Minneapolis this week.

Hundreds of people showed up in downtown Iowa City for an ICE out for Good protest.

“There’s nothing that she did wrong. You just see the agent was already ready to draw his gun before he even rounded the side of the vehicle,” one protester said. “This is a message to every U.S. citizen that this is only going to get increasingly hotter,” Callista Rubee said.

It was a very quiet protest as people gathered at the Pentacrest downtown.

People held signs as hymns and other songs played throughout the crowd.

“Renee was not a criminal. Renee was in the wrong place at the wrong time, with people that have guns,” another protester, Max Schott said.

Protesters then made a silent march to the Ped Mall where community leaders, including Iowa City’s mayor, city council members, and Iowa state lawmakers, spoke.

One of the speakers said she knew Renee Good and her wife.

“They were both very important people to me. And seeing my family and the people around me go through this breaks my heart. I’m asking all of us to come together to love each other, to unite. We all need to unite before we start this fight,” the woman who said she knew Good said.

One of Iowa City’s council members expressed fear for all those being impacted by ICE.

“What about us? My committee has a lot of fear. I fear I cannot do anything anymore. And I don’t know what to do,” council member Mazahir Salih said.