An estimated 300 community members gathered in downtown Reading Sunday afternoon to honor the life of Renee Good, who was fatally shot last week by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis.
The vigil took place in the 800 block of Penn Street. Organizers said the intent was to mourn, stand in solidarity with Good’s family and community and to demand accountability on the part of federal immigration authorities.
Good, 37, was shot in her vehicle on Wednesday. She was participating in a protest against the presence of ICE agents in a Minneapolis neighborhood.
Those participating in the vigil called on Congress to rescind and halt increased funding for ICE and Border Patrol, and urged Berks County officials to reject any agreements that enable harmful immigration enforcement activities within the county.
The Reading event was one of many ICE protests across the country this weekend. Another vigil was scheduled for later Sunday in Kutztown.
Patty Torres Vera, co-executive director of Make the Road Pennsylvania, and Rev. John Cullinan of the First Unitarian Universalist Church in Reading read a statement in English and Spanish written by Becca Good, the widow of Renee Nicole Good, during a community vigil in the 800 block of Penn Street on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. Over 300 mourners turned out to honor the memory of Renee Nicole Good, who was killed Jan. 7 by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)