蕾妮·古德（Renee Good）的家人已于周四提起了两起联邦民事诉讼，指控相关执法人员的行为构成过失致死和过度使用武力。这起事件发生在九个月前：蕾妮在明尼阿波利斯被一名移民官员开枪射杀。其中一起诉讼依据《联邦侵权索赔法》（Federal Tort Claims Act）要求美国政府为这些联邦官员的行为承担责任，指控他们犯有过失致死、殴打、侵犯人身自由、非法监禁、造成精神痛苦以及疏忽等罪行。
The family of Renee Good has filed two federal civil lawsuits alleging wrongful death and excessive force, their attorney announced Thursday, nine months after she was fatally shot by an immigration officer in Minneapolis. One lawsuit seeks to hold the United States liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act for the actions of federal agents. It alleges wrongful death, battery, assault, false imprisonment, emotional distress, and negligence.
第二起诉讼的被告包括开枪射杀蕾妮的移民与海关执法局（Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE）官员乔纳森·罗斯（Jonathan Ross），以及多名联邦官员，其中包括白宫副幕僚长斯蒂芬·米勒（Stephen Miller）和前国土安全部部长克里斯蒂·诺姆（Kristi Noem）。37岁的蕾妮是在1月7日与罗斯发生冲突时，坐在她的SUV驾驶座上被射杀的。
The second suit names Jonathan Ross, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot Good, as well as several federal officials, including White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Good, 37, was fatally shot in the driver’s seat of her SUV during a Jan. 7 encounter with Ross.
这起枪击事件发生在特朗普政府向明尼阿波利斯地区增派3000名移民官员之后——官方将此次行动称为“Metro Surge”行动。这些官员是在右翼人士重新关注一起涉及索马里籍公民的欺诈丑闻后被派往明尼苏达州的。该行动引发了大规模抗议活动，并遭到当地政府的强烈反对，最终于2月份结束。枪击过程被手机视频记录了下来：视频中可以看到蕾妮的伴侣贝卡·古德（Becca Good）站在SUV外，对罗斯说“大个子（big boy）”，并要求他摘下面罩；现场的其他官员也命令蕾妮下车。
The killing occurred about a month after the Trump administration surged 3,000 immigration agents to the Twin Cities in what officials have dubbed Operation Metro Surge. Agents descended on Minnesota after right-wing influencers renewed scrutiny in a state fraud scandal involving Somali nationals. The operation triggered massive protests and significant pushback from state leaders. It ended in February. The shooting was captured on cellphone video. It showed Good’s partner, Becca Good, standing outside the SUV calling Ross “big boy” and telling him to remove the covering from his face. Other officers at the scene could be heard telling Good to get out of the car.
视频中还显示蕾妮正在转动方向盘以避开罗斯，随后她的SUV撞上了一辆停着的汽车。在罗斯录制的另一段视频中，可以听到一名男子在撞车前喊出“该死的混蛋（f---ing b----）”。特朗普政府的高层官员，包括唐纳德·特朗普总统和克里斯蒂·诺姆，为罗斯的行为辩护，声称蕾妮是一名试图驾车撞倒警官的煽动者。
In the video, Good is seen turning the steering wheel away from Ross and beginning to drive. Multiple gunshots can be heard in the video before Good’s SUV crashes into a parked car. In a separate video recorded by Ross, a male voice could be heard saying “f---ing b----” moments before the crash. Trump administration figures, including President Donald Trump and Noem, defended Ross’ actions and claimed Good was an agitator who tried to run the officer over with her vehicle.
目击者当时告诉 NBC News，罗斯似乎并没有处于那辆 SUV 的直接行驶路径上。诺姆（Noem）表示，罗斯因事故中受伤而被送往医院接受治疗，随后不久便被出院了。此前，美国国土安全部（DHS）的一位官员也曾向 NBC News 透露罗斯出现了内出血的情况，但并未详细说明他的伤势。在古德（Good）被杀害几周后，37岁的重症监护护士亚历克斯·普雷蒂（Alex Pretti）在明尼阿波利斯遭到了海关与边境保护局（Customs and Border Protection）人员的枪击身亡。
Witnesses told NBC News at the time that Ross didn’t appear to be in the direct path of the SUV. Noem said Ross was treated at a hospital for injuries he sustained in the incident and was released soon after. A DHS official previously told NBC News that Ross sustained internal bleeding but did not elaborate on his injuries. Weeks after Good’s killing, Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse, was shot and killed in Minneapolis by Customs and Border Protection agents.