A comedy club in Minnesota has cancelled six upcoming shows by a comedian over jokes he made about Renee Good.
Stand-up comedian Ben Bankas was scheduled to take to the stage at Laugh Camp Comedy Club in the Saint Paul area of the state across several days from last week.
But the venue decided to axe the plans following backlash over a joke Mr Bankas had made about Ms Good, who was shot by US federal officers in Minneapolis in January.
The comedian posted a clip of his remarks to social media, which has racked up almost nine million views.
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He said: "Now for a moment of silence for Renee Good. Really hope that dog's okay - and her pet.
"That's what you don't want when you are dealing with the police your lesbian wife says 'drive baby, drive'.
"Yeah her last name was good that's what I said after they shot her in the face. Renee Good, she's dead.
"No, I joke, honestly I'm not a liberal so I don't celebrate the death of people...I didn't hate her, I didn't know her I mean, now that I know her I hated her.
The comedy club cancelled several of Ben Bankas' upcoming shows
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"But that is the Left's Charlie Kirk, they are going to get shirts: 'I am Renee Good, I am a dumb r*****d lesbian'."
The video attracted thousands of comments, with many people condemning his comments.
One social media user wrote: "It's very sad that someone would celebrate someone else's death."
Another person said it was "beyond offensive".
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Renee Good died following the shooting on January 7
| FACEBOOKOwner of Laugh Camp Comedy Club, Bill Collins, said the decision to cancel the shows came after assessing the "risks".
He told People magazine: "After discussions with, and concern from, public authorities, legal counsel and staff, combined with heightened threats, increasing media attention and civil disorder we have determined the risks and related liabilities cannot be overcome."
Mother-of-three Ms Good was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on January 7.
The US Department of Homeland Security alleged Ms Good was shot when she tried to "weaponise" her vehicle and attempted to run over an officer in her car.
Weeks after her death, a second man, Alex Pretti, was also shot by federal officers in Minneapolis.
Their deaths sparked a wave of protests large and small across the country.
Donald Trump's administration has today announced it will reduce the number of federal immigration enforcement agents in Minnesota by 700.
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