The Chicago-based civil rights attorneys hired by the family of slain Minneapolis resident Renee Good have informed the federal government of their intent to bring a civil suit seeking damages for her killing against several agencies.
Romanucci & Blandin Law also requested the federal government preserve and make available evidence collected after Good’s Jan. 7 fatal shooting in Minneapolis, allegedly by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross, a former Peoria resident.
“You are hereby notified that (Good’s survivors) anticipate bringing legal action against the United States of America, Jonathan Ross, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Department of Homeland Security the United States of America, and/or others arising from the Incident, including for: the use of excessive force against and the battery of Renee Good; negligence; intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress; wrongful imprisonment; and other similar wrongful acts,” a letter delivered Friday stated, in part…