On Wednesday, 37-year-old Renee Good was shot dead by an agent after blocking traffic. When agents approached her car and tried to open the door, she attempted to flee and nearly hit one of them. She was then shot multiple times at point-blank range. Noem's DHS has stood firm in its backing of the agent, claiming he acted in self-defense and that Good was trying to ram into him. Previous statements have also accused Good of committing an act of domestic terrorism.
The shooting, captured on video, occurred on the 6900 block of International Boulevard in East Oakland. Black accused 55-year-old Roger Johnson, of Hayward, of stepping on his shoe and showed Johnson the butt of an AR-style weapon he had at his waistband, which the defense said was meant to deter Johnson from escalating it into a fight. Instead, Johnson attempted to grab the gun and Black allegedly shot at Johnson during the fracas, killing Johnson's friend, 55-year-old James Stephens, according to court records.
A New Hampshire woman was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole Wednesday after she was convicted of fatally stabbing her brother-in-law in 2021. Ren Rodgers, 28, of Hollis, will be eligible for parole after 18 years in prison. Her attorney was not immediately available for comment Wednesday. Rodgers was convicted of second-degree murder last month for stabbing 21-year-old Christopher Kellar to death in a Boston hotel room on Feb. 20, 2021.
"Jonathan and I had no weapons. We were not threatening anyone," Kern de Gonzales wrote, adding that the incident came after "two years of threats" over their sexuality. "We were standing side by side. When the man fired, Jonathan pushed me out of the way. He saved my life."
In December 2022, Oliver was walking down the street in the early morning when Thomas approached him in an unmarked vehicle three separate times, according to the evidence in the case. Oliver testified that Thomas made sexual advances toward him, which Oliver rejected. Upon being approached a third time, Oliver shot into Thomas's vehicle, killing him. Oliver, who said he had feared for his safety, then fled the scene. Prosecutors insisted that his actions constituted murder.
