Renee Good family sues US government, immigration officials after she was shot, killed in Minnesota

Renee Good's family filed a lawsuit against the US government and immigration officials for her shooting death in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Renee Good's family filed a lawsuit against the US government and immigration officials for her shooting death in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Renee Good's family filed a lawsuit against the US government and immigration officials for her shooting death in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Renee Good's family filed a lawsuit against the US government and immigration officials for her shooting death in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Renee Good's family sued the U.S. government and several immigration officials Thursday, alleging wrongful death, conspiracy and other violations in the 37-year-old woman's killing by an immigration officer during a federal crackdown in Minneapolis.

The two lawsuits were filed by Good's partner, Becca Good, and Renee's brother Brent Ganger.

 She was pure love. She was funny. She was smart,  Becca Good said during a news conference to announce the lawsuits.  She was the center of my universe. 

The Justice Department didn't immediately respond to an email seeking comment.

Officer shot Good as she turned her car away from him

Renee Good was fatally shot Jan. 7 as protests against immigration raids flared across the city. According to Becca Good, her partner stopped their car in a street to support neighbors during an immigration operation.

Bystander video shows Renee Good in the driver's seat of a red SUV blocking part of the road and repeatedly honking her horn.

Two immigration officers get out of a truck, their faces covered, and one orders Good to get out of the car. She reverses briefly, then turns the steering wheel as the officer says again,  get out of the car. 

Almost simultaneously, Becca Good, standing in the street, shouts:  Drive, baby, drive! 

One officer standing in front of the vehicle pulls his weapon and fires into the windshield. He lurches back as the car turns away from him. The officer, who is now very 

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