What happened to Casey Goodson?

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In Columbus, Ohio, on December 4 Casey Goodson Jr., a 23-year-old Black man, was fatally shot. He had no criminal background, according to a family attorney, and was not the target of any investigation. Goodson's mother says he was shot as he tried entering his home after returning from the dentist and Subway, a quick stop he made to get sandwiches for his 5-year-old brother and 72-year-old grandmother. The two found Goodson lying on the ground, family attorney Sean Walton told CNN. Goodson had put his keys into his door before he was shot and fell into the kitchen, Walton said. Hours after the shooting, his keys remained hanging on the door, the attorney added, "a reminder to his family of how close he was to safety," the attorney said.  

The Columbus Division of Police is handling the investigation into the shooting and the US Attorney's Office in Southern Ohio has opened a civil rights investigation. Columbus Police Chief Tom Quinlan on Thursday vowed for an "independent, meticulous, unbiased investigation with a singular focus: getting to the truth of what happened to Casey Goodson and why." 

Jason Meade, the sheriff's deputy who shot Goodson, was working for the US Marshal's fugitive task force looking for violent offenders at the time. But Goodson was not the person being sought by the task force, police said. The Franklin County Coroner's Office said this week Goodson's manner of death was a homicide. 

 

Source: CNN  

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/12/us/casey-goodson-jr-what-we-know/index.html 

 

 

What can we do? 

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1.Share his story

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2. Sign these petitions:

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https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/justice-casey-goodson 

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https://www.change.org/p/demand-justice-for-casey-christian-goodson-jr?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_26180224_en-US%3A3&recruited_by_id=7dd83ac0-39ec-11eb-b018-e54b92eaa071&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo