The legal action follows the January shooting in Minneapolis as a film dramatizing the encounter sparks protests in Montana.
The family of Renee Good filed two federal legal complaints Thursday against the U.S. government and several officials over her fatal shooting by an immigration agent in Minneapolis.
Wrongful death claims
Good, an American citizen, was killed on Jan. 7, 2026, when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross shot her as she tried to drive away from an agency operation. The legal filings include a wrongful death claim and name Ross, border czar Tom Homan, Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and other federal agents.
Homan addressed the lawsuit in an interview with CBS News reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez.
Protests over Montana film shoot
The legal complaints arrived as protests broke out in Livingston, Montana, over a feature film dramatizing the shooting. The movie, filming under the working title ‘Pawn Shop,’ is directed by Michael Polish and backed by Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire and Dallas Sonnier’s Bonfire Legend. Its cast includes Danny Trejo, Harvey Keitel, and Henry Thomas. The production operates under a conditional start agreement with SAG-AFTRA and is not under an IATSE union contract.
An opening sequence scripted by Jake Harlen recreates Good’s death. Residents demonstrated on town streets, objecting to the scene and raising concerns about unannounced filming that involved blank gunfire, pyrotechnics, and a staged car crash.
The production also affected nearby services. The Livingston Food Resource Center reported that client attendance fell to an eight-week low because road closures and armed security guards hindered access. The pantry, which provides food to one in eight Park County residents, said it received no advance notice from the film crew before shooting began across the street.
Livingston Police Chief Wayne Hard said his department received complaints on a daily basis after filming started, though he noted the crew held the proper permits. Local resident Brooklyn Wilde said police responded to street demonstrations about a dozen times, with officers ticketing one protester.
