TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Local organizations like Defend Tucson / Tucson Se Defiende (DTTSD) and Coalición de Derechos Humanos held a vigil at the El Tiradito Wishing Shrine downtown for Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) victim, Renee Nicole Good.
Dozens of people paid their respects by saying prayers and placing candles next to Good's picture.
Community members say Good's name needs to be remembered.
"She's now part of our sacred ground here in Tucson," one attendee said.
Good was shot and killed in her car by an ICE agent Wednesday morning in Minneapolis that has sparked public outcry nationwide, resisting ICE in their communities.
"Her and her family did not deserve this, none of them do. But every time somebody is harmed by this, we're gonna stand up, we're gonna be here. We have to," said Greg Delgado, a Tucson native.
She leaves behind three young children.
Tucsonans who are parents themselves say they can't imagine the pain Good's children are going through.
"Not only was she a parent. She was a single parent. She was a widow. Her husband died. Her child is now an orphan. I don't know how anyone, anyone anywhere could be okay with that," said Bennett Burke with Defend Tucson / Tucson Se Defiende.
It's been reported Good was a legal observer – someone who often attends police action and documents law enforcement behavior. Burke says even though he isn't a legal observer, he fears he or someone he knows could be next.
"I am absolutely frightened about it. I'm probably less vulnerable and the sad thing is it's because I'm an older white male but folks are getting pulled over by ICE who are citizens, who were born here — simply because of the way they look. That's called racism," Burke said.
While no one at the vigil knew Good personally, they all wanted to honor her and voice their opposition to ice.
"We're all in this together. We have to make sure that we're here in solidarity. This is getting old and it's getting tiresome so it's time we all come in peace and try to make some change," Delgado said.
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