Brent Renard was a journalist and filmmaker from the United States who was assassinated on March 13, 2022.

According to witnesses, the filmmaker was travelling in a car in Irpin, a suburb of Kyiv.

He was apparently slain while escaping Russian military in Ukraine, who opened fire on him when he strayed upon their checkpoint.

The New York Times’ deputy managing editor, Cliff Levy, stated that Renaud was not on duty for the company.

Brent Renaud was 51 years old when he passed away.

He has previously worked for a number of news and media outlets, including HBO, NBC, and The New York Times.

Brent Renaud wife: Was journalist married?

Brent Renaud never married and he had no girlfriend documented at the time of his death.

He was survived by his parents, brother and brother’s wife Mami.

Did they have children?

He, unfortunately, had no children but had an 11-year-old nephew Taiyo Renaud per Bloomberg.