Meade himself has not spoken publicly about the shooting.
COLUMBUS POLICE SHOOTING CASEY GOODSON DRIVER
In a December 9 statement, Columbus Police said Chief Quinlan had requested the independent civil rights investigations and that Columbus police homicide detectives were still the “primary investigators” in the case.The deputy began a pursuit of Goodson after he said he saw him pointing a gun at another driver and then at Meade, according to a lengthy account from Meade’s perspective released by attorney Mark Collins Thursday. 4, 2020 shooting of Casey Goodson and take appropriate action if the evidence indicates any federal civil rights laws were violated.” Attorney’s Office – in coordination with the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, the Cincinnati Division of the FBI and the Columbus Division of Police – will review the facts and circumstances surrounding the Dec. On December 9, the feds got involved, writing in a press release, “United States Attorney David M. “We do these tough investigations all the time-but from the beginning. “We were invited in *three days* after the fact - after CPD processed & cleared the scene, after the first round of witnesses were interviewed, after the canvass,” Ohio’s Republican attorney general, Dave Yost, wrote on Twitter. “To remove any doubt among the public about the independence of the investigation, I believe it is appropriate to refer it to state investigators,” Columbus Division of Police chief Tom Quinlan said in an emailed statement, according to WOSU.īut then Ohio’s BCI refused to take the case amid criticism of the police handling of the case, specifically its timeline. But as WOSU reported, there was interest in passing the case to the state’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI).
The Columbus police began an investigation, as well, given that the shooting was within their jurisdiction. On December 4, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said the case was under investigation. The family has been waiting for more answers from official investigations, which have changed rapidly. “At this point, witness testimony and physical evidence raise serious concerns about why Casey was even confronted, let alone why he was shot dead while entering his own home.” Casey was licensed to carry a concealed weapon and Ohio does not prohibit the open carrying of firearms,” the statement said. “Casey is not alleged to have committed any crimes, has no criminal background, and was not the target of any investigation. Even hours after his death, the keys that he used to let himself in the house as he was shot and killed hung in the door – a reminder to his family of how close he was to safety.”
As Casey lie on the ground dying, the unopened Subway sandwiches that he brought for himself and his family sat next to him in a pool of blood. Casey was coming home from a dentist appointment that day. “His death was witnessed by his 72-year-old Grandmother and two toddlers who were near the door. “Casey was shot and killed as he unlocked his door and entered his home,” the statement continued. As BuzzFeed News reported December 7, a lack of body cameras or cell phone video means the deputy’s account is all Goodson’s family really has to go on. That matters because the question of how the shooting went down has been complicated due to a lack of evidence. Ortiz announced in a press release that Goodson’s death has been ruled a homicide and that an autopsy and medical investigation found “multiple gunshot wounds to the torso,” though it didn’t indicate bullet trajectory. On December 9, Franklin County coroner Dr. Goodson’s death is the latest high-profile police incident involving a Black life to grab national attention. As NPR reported, authorities say Deputy Jason Meade alleged he saw Goodson brandish a weapon, though his family says he was returning to his grandmother’s house from a dentist’s appointment with sandwiches. On Friday, December 4, he was fatally shot by a Franklin County sheriff’s deputy who was also working with the U.S. Casey Goodson was a 23-year-old Black man who lived in Columbus, Ohio.
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