December 4, 2020 – Columbus (OH)
23-year old. Shot dead : deceased
- Last update: 16:55 - First published
Casey was carrying a Subway sandwich and was on his way back from the dentist’s office when he was fatally shot in the back three times by Jason Meade, a 17-year veteran FCSO Deputy assigned full time to U.S. Marshal’s office fugitive task force.
Law enforcement officers, however, tell a different story. They say Casey drove by and waved a handgun at Meade. The officer then confronted hi:m, who was out of the car by then, and demanded that he drop the gun. When Casey allegedly refused, Meade shot him, according to the Columbus Division of Police.
“They are lying,” Kaylee Harper, Casey’s sister, wrote in a Facebook post about the department’s claims. “My brother literally walked across the yard, walked into the back fence to get to the side door, had his Subway [sandwich] and [face] mask in one hand, keys in the other, unlocked and opened the door and stepped in the house before shooting him.”
Casey‘s death was witnessed by his 72-year-old grandmother and two toddlers who were near the door. Sean Walton, the family’s attorney, said :
“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.“
Family members are demanding the release of bodycam footage, police reports, and for an independent autopsy and investigation.
Physical violence
| Hustle / Projection | |
| Kicks, punches, slaps | |
| Feet / knees on the nape of the neck, chest or face | |
| Blows to the victim while under control and/or on the ground | |
| Blows to the ears | |
| Strangulation / chokehold | |
| Painful armlock | |
| Fingers forced backwards | |
| Spraying with water | |
| Dog bites | |
| Hair pulling | |
| Painfully pulling by colson ties or handcuffs | |
| Sexual abuse | |
| Use of gloves | |
| X | Use of firearm |
| Use of “Bean bags” (a coton sack containing tiny lead bullets) | |
| Use of FlashBall weapon | |
| Use of sound grenade | |
| Use of dispersal grenade | |
| Use of teargas grenade | |
| Use of rubber bullets weapon (LBD40 type) | |
| Use of batons | |
| Use of Pepper Spray | |
| Use of Taser gun | |
| Use of tranquillisers |
Psychological violence
| Charge of disturbing public order | |
| Charge of rebellion | |
| Accusation of beatings to officer | |
| Charge of threatening officer | |
| Charge of insulting an officer | |
| Charge of disrespect | |
| Charge of resisting arrest | |
| Photographs, fingerprints, DNA | |
| Threat with a weapon | |
| Aggressive behaviour, disrespect, insults | |
| Charging without warning | |
| Car chase | |
| Calls to end torment remained unheeded | |
| Sexist remarks | |
| Homophobic remarks | |
| Racist comments | |
| Violence by fellow police officers | |
| Passivity of police colleagues | |
| Lack or refusal of the police officer to identify him or herself | |
| Vexing or intimidating identity check | |
| Intimidation or arrest of witnesses | |
| Prevented from taking photographs or from filming the scene | |
| Refusal to notify someone or to telephone | |
| Refusal to administer a breathalyzer | |
| Refusal to fasten the seatbelt during transport | |
| Refusal to file a complaint | |
| Refusal to allow medical care or medication | |
| X | Lies, cover-ups, disappearance of evidence |
| Undress before witnesses of the opposite sex | |
| Bend down naked in front of witnesses | |
| Lack of surveillance or monitoring during detention | |
| Lack of signature in the Personal Effects Register during detention | |
| Confiscation, deterioration, destruction of personal effects | |
| Pressure to sign documents | |
| Absence of a report | |
| Deprivation during detention (water, food) | |
| Inappropriate sanitary conditions during detention (temperature, hygiene, light) | |
| Complacency of doctors | |
| Kettling (corraling protestors to isolate them from the rest of the demonstration) | |
| Prolonged uncomfortable position |
- 12.2020 – Columbus Police Critical Incident Response Team opens investigation. US Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio and the FBI launch a federal civil rights investigation
- 12.04.2020 – Agression and death of Casey Christopher Goodson Jr.
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