Casey Goodson Jr.’s shooting: Attorney claims Casey Goodson Jr. pointed a gun at deputy before he was fatally shot
CNNCNN — An attorney for the Ohio deputy who fatally shot Casey Goodson Jr. says the young Black man pointed a gun at his client – an allegation that was swiftly challenged by lawyers for Goodson’s family. In the first public statement made on Meade’s behalf, attorney Mark Collins said that Goodson pointed a gun at the deputy and ignored verbal orders to drop it. Attorneys for Goodson’s family condemned the statement, saying in their own release that “neither the City of Columbus nor any other investigatory agency has alleged that Casey Goodson pointed a gun before Meade pulled the trigger.” “With Meade’s statement issued nearly one full week after he killed Casey, it is critical to note that this is a classic defense often claimed by police after they shoot and kill someone,” they said. Deputy was cleared in a previous shooting during raid Meade, the sheriff’s deputy who shot Goodson, is a 17-year veteran of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.
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