Thousands of people gathered Sunday morning at River Park Shopping Center near Blackstone and Nees avenues in Fresno to protest the killing of Renee Nicole Good, a mother and U.S. citizen, in Minneapolis — a death that demonstrators said should never have occurred.
Protesters, lining the streets surrounding the shopping center, carried U.S. and Mexican flags along with signs that read, “Justice for Renee Nicole Good,” “Abolish ICE,” and “The wrong ICE is melting.” Demonstrators also referenced U.S. military strikes on Venezuela during a Jan. 3 operation, and two people shot on Jan. 8 by federal agents in Portland, Ore.
Elijah Andrade and Seran Arthur attended the protest together, both dressed in all black and holding white and yellow chrysanthemums, which they said symbolized their grief and disappointment. They said it was important for them to protest against ICE and what they see as the unjust killing of Good…