Ohio man fatally shot by deputy while holding sandwiches and keys

An Ohio deputy is facing murder charges in the death of man who was fatally shot after allegedly waving a gun in traffic. WCMH's Anna Hoffman reports.
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[@plutus205]

If he turned around and pointed the gun at the officer then why was he shot in the back????

[@elvinn9434]

Good question

[@tringuyen7519]

BC the cop is lying! How could the victim hold a gun in 1 hand, Subway sandwiches in the other hand, & house keys in a 3rd hand? Photos shows victim only has 2 hands!

[@kcufelgoog3225]

Magic bullets. From the same company that created Jack's magic beans

[@do.notdisturb]

He turned his head around, had his arm bent, and gun perfectly aimed at the cop 180 duh Edit: Looks like my comment went over a bunch of people's heads

[@TravelerIntime-bq8ml]

@@kcufelgoog3225 same magic bullets used on jfk

[@Danny-ge2my]

How are you in fear for your life when you shoot somebody in the back ???????

[@cocnavitchable]

In Baltimore a cop shot a guy in the back while he was running away from the police.Body cam footage showed the gun man pointed the gun at the cop under his arm pit.We is this cops body cam footage?

[@torihairston9439]

​@@cocnavitchablehe wasn't wearing one when he should have been

[@mogulme6190]

@@cocnavitchablein cash stand you evil mfs

[@johnormsby2034]

​@@torihairston9439of course. Cop took off Body-cam b4 shooting victim in the Back!

[@deeznutz1098]

​@@cocnavitchable yea I saw that video but that kid ran from cops with gun in hand.. this case the cop is guilty

[@MikeBrin96]

Not having body cam on should be an instant jail sentence

[@JoshuaDay0550]

its not a law. so no.

[@dustout8]

Said "should", so yeah.@@JoshuaDay0550

[@mertalrooth01]

​​@@JoshuaDay0550you're pretty thick if you dont understand the word should in this context...

[@nicholasbrowning4558]

So what you want to believe is that for no reason the cop turned his car around and followed him home then shot him dead while he was holding keys and a sandwich. Yeah,right.

[@heavygrut5809]

We wouldn't have to put our faith in either story if we had bodycam footage.

[@Reese1882yw]

She called a legal gun owner "gunman" something you hear used to describe mass shooters and then tried to gaslight the jury with that "tough job " crap.

[@TheYuleTube]

This sounded like opening arguments, otherwise I am sure the prosecutor would have objected to that.

[@junocodAD1018242]

she's a PD department lawyer, that's kinda the gig.

[@Peacefulfairypeace]

Something you hear on Terrorist Palestinians when they got invaded by Israel.

[@zephyr3332]

​@@Peacefulfairypeace Ok Zionist Holocaust supporter.

[@zephyr3332]

​@@PeacefulfairypeaceWe called the Afghanistan and Iraqi people the same thing during the war. Turned out we were wrong. Learn from history bub.

[@rudedogal1420]

Act of a coward. He’s a trained liar.

[@bwinms1]

Police safety is #1

[@rs-vl2im]

no its not. citizen safety is #1@@bwinms1

[@yorow5399]

@@bwinms1 Try again.

[@rogueamerican20]

That’s everyone in government.

[@bwinms1]

@@rogueamerican20 continuity of government is really #1

[@armageddonready4071]

The cop saying he saw him waving his gun around in the car first, then again he was brandishing it while heading to his house? I call so much BS it won’t fit in a dump truck.

[@donniewoodland8467]

For real what would be the point of waving it around in your car for we don't live in music videos .... cop killed him then said thank God he has a gun even a gun he had the right to own ...

[@jaylair8912]

🎯

[@gregsmith1342]

Absolutely 🎯, noticed how they labeled him as a gunman, he had his license to carry, they love spinning the same ole 🐎 💩 when the victim is non white!

[@nicholastheofrastou1953]

Sandwich. Gun. How can they be expected to know the difference? Where is the body cam by the way. That could clear all of this up, righr?

[@heatmoon]

Shameless BS and whats expected from law.

[@bingohorseman1339]

You cannot explain how you shot somebody six times in the back if they were facing you ..Not only that you shot through a door you could have waited for backup for all of that nonsense. You executed this man

[@user-fz6qv4ve8v]

@_LOST_1If you would bother to listen to the actual court testimony instead of believing the garbage that the media puts out, you would have an answer to your own question.

[@insomnia20422]

also there was never any threat to anyone as far as i heard

[@user-fz6qv4ve8v]

I can explain very easily. Subject was told to stop so the officer could do his job. The subject pretended at first not to hear the officer and tried to get to his front door and get in the house. This is a common misconception that if a police officer is trying to stop you, if you can get inside of your house, they cannot follow you. But this is not true under the Fresh Pursuit doctrine. Once the subject realized he was not going to make it inside he started to spin around, according to the officer the subject had the weapon in his hand, the officer was able to fire his weapon and not all of the rounds went into the subject's back. The wounds were consistent with a person who was in the process of blading himself. I am hoping the officer is found not guilty. The moral of the story is that when a police officer gives you a command, you need to follow their directions and you will not get harmed.

[@doriancoreyscloset421]

​@user-fz6qv4ve8v You sound so ignorant with this long nonsensical explanation. Going all the way around the world trying to excuse this clear abuse of power and violation of policy. Please be quiet

[@user-fz6qv4ve8v]

@@doriancoreyscloset421 You are simply what is referred to as a Black Apologist. In your world you excuse anything Blacks do either because you are Black or you are a liberal White person who has not been mugged yet.

[@malenurse1999]

I’m only a nurse not a forensic scientist, but it is nearly impossible to shoot someone in the back with every bullet if said person is facing you.

[@DeaconRichardJones61inTheLord]

👀👀👀👀 So he is lying!@@

[@tripsix263]

if you get THAT SCARED ON THE JOB YOU HAVE NO BUSINESS BEING A COP

[@psibug565]

If you don’t get scared on the job while being a cop you’re psycho and should not have passed the psychological tests. Needless to say that sort of person should NEVER be a cop.

[@Norris-wn9kp]

@@psibug565If you’re scared of seeing a man carrying sandwiches you need to be in a psychiatric ward

[@donovins360]

And if you murder get life

[@LanternFlies]

@psibug565 Tell that to Hunter Britain.🖕🏻

[@RUTHLESSambition5]

​@@psibug565wyte males seem to always be scared. Being a cop isn't for you all😂😂😂 Kid running away makes wyte males pee themselves. Right wing news got you people scared of your own shadow

[@coolclipshawaii]

Evidence of gun shots to the back prove the officer is at fault - if he is pointing a gun at you how does he get shot in the back.

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

While I completely agree with you, if I was that deputy and I truly was innocent, I'd want something to help me out and prove my innocence. Like body cam. I don't know if deputies are required to have it, but law enforcement needs to realize that body cams benefit both the citizen AND them! Because who knows? Maybe he pointed the gun at the cop, then turned away right as the cop started firing. Do I believe that? Not in a million years. But video doesn't lie and if the deputy was required to wear his body cam and simply didn't turn it on (like they always do when they're about to do wrong), then too bad for the deputy. As of now, we have a man shot in the back six times. I'm not sure how one justifies that.

[@robertmunson1463]

​@@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403they are justifying it by creating a possible narrative. And that narrative doesn't add up. Remember police will protect each other first, the money second and civilians only when convenient. That is per the current supreme court, police have no obligation to protect you from anything especially themselves.

[@YesItsReallyKeith]

@@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403 while I kind of agree with you but if you are holding a gun (according to cop) and you see someone pointing a gun at you, then you would not do a 360 but unload your clip on that person and take the shots in the chest? and the defense attorney said "in that split second when he saw the gun pointing at him, he shot".... would that give someone enough time to turn around in that split second and take six in the back? I don't believe the defense in this case at all from her words.

[@wachirarisky4284]

Goodman was also holding sandwiches in his hand and keys for the door. If this cop is not charged with murder the system has failed us. And it wouldn't be the first time. We need a president that can hold Officials Accountable

[@carebears4295]

Let alone 6 shots!!!

[@rRenzooo]

I hate lawyers sometimes. How do you ride and lie and speak dishonestly for someone who is clearly in the wrong?

[@Wiggleworth3]

Hard to be shot in the back when you’re facing someone . Just saying

[@Vercingetorix504]

Crazy how face down, palms down, ear buds, keys and multiple subway sandwiches on a dead man shot in the back somehow means what exactly? Sounds like murder.

[@KZ-se4ik]

And I'll bet the gun that "fell out of the holster" was actually removed from the holster by the cop.

[@JadenYukifan28]

It looks like to me that it was about Race, since the victim was Black.

[@creameedwards9518]

I mean how did he know he had a gun if he wasn't showing it to someone? And someone carrying legal like me u won't even know I have mine . Just because u have a card doesn't mean u can wave it around .. man we need basic gun safety to all in my redneck town we had to take hunters education before we were in 8th grade. Stricter gun laws now oh wait republicans can't take that hit from the donors

[@JadenYukifan28]

@@creameedwards9518 He may have had it holstered and the guy must have seen it on his belt. Though, if that was the case, then why was the victim shot in the back, execution-style? This sort of thing wouldn't be in the new if the victim was shot in the chest.

[@Wallace-Amadeus]

@@creameedwards9518 Ohio is an Open Carry state, and the dude had his CCW The only one saying dude was 'waving it around' was the coward that shot him in the back 5 times

[@valeksaint654]

So she names the deputy by his first name but calls the victim “gunman”. 🤔

[@lesliepropheter5040]

It’s called, being a lawyer for your client.

[@robertmunson1463]

​@@lesliepropheter5040it's called victim blaming.

[@dave46459]

​@@robertmunson1463some victims need blaming

[@newyorkcity76]

Don’t display gun in front cops

[@patrickscopas9133]

It's called police corruption.

[@allegory7638]

Notice 01:47 how the defense attorney calls it "this house" rather than correctly identifying it as "his house". She knows exactly what she's doing to make it not look so bad. Newsflash...it does look bad. Waving his gun around in the car? Would you wave your gun around in the car in close enough proximity for a police officer to clearly see this, and then casually get out of your vehicle and enter your house? It doesn't even hold up to a logical chain of events. Also, where's the body cam video?

[@fungidungie]

The defense attorney being an officer of the court, brought dishonor to the proceeding.

[@kayezbiciak544]

Cop is a liar!

[@spacemarine7434]

I'm so very shocked. Cops NEVER lie.

[@newyorkcity76]

He is not

[@hasansarhan9296]

@@spacemarine7434 no they never lie their integrity is beyond measures

[@ctcanine]

@@spacemarine7434 just another domestic terrorist with a badge

[@c.eb.1216]

Or nuts

[@207522]

If the defence is referring to a man who was walking from his parked car into his home with a couple of sandwiches and his car keys in his hands while listening to music on his headphones and NOT breaking any laws whatsoever, as a "gunman", it's pretty obvious they are desperately trying to make the victim sound like a "big bad black man with a gun" to justify what seems like a pretty straightforward homicide. The idea that he was "waiving his gun around" seems very hard to believe.

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

I'm really trying to keep an open mind and would hope the deputy is required to wear a body cam. To me, if I were in law enforcement, I'd WANT to have a body cam all the time, for situations exactly like this. If I'm actually innocent or at least could prove, "Hey, I messed up, but you would have done the same thing in my situation", I'd want video to help me prove that. Without video evidence, it's really hard to believe the deputy. So he was carrying sandwiches, car keys, was listening to music AND was waving a gun too? I mean, it's possible, but sounds like bs. Again, yet another reason why video would help. Without it, all I see is a man who was shot in the back six times. Kinda hard to justify that.

[@mysuccess6]

The threat is most always skin color.

[@gregdahlen4375]

but then why did he shoot him?

[@GFY11]

Yup CCW people do not do stuff like that.

[@GFY11]

@@gregdahlen4375 Paranoia is why they shoot innocent people. Anything in your hand looks like an ar15 to these guys

[@mistahkrazy7886]

The fact that the guy cant look the judge in the eye when his lawyer tells his side of the story, or anyone elses for that matter, tells you none of what was said happened.

[@JadenYukifan28]

I think it was because the victim was black that he had a "reason" to shoot him.

[@CatsClaw44]

These lawyers are as sick and pathetic as these corrupt cops.

[@jimhamman2335]

A citizen carrying Subway sandwiches made the officer fear for his life. Just imagine how fearful he might be of a little girl carrying Girl Scout cookies...

[@northstarmind1049]

*If she's a BLACK little girl* ...

[@iwouldliketoorderanumber1b79]

And car keys in the other hand. I’m tired of the “ I was in fear for my life” line, if you scare that easy why are you on the police force. You’re the professional that should be the calmest individual in situations. Makes me wonder why are we hiring so many fearful police officers.

[@lucycan6363]

​@@iwouldliketoorderanumber1b79 They use that line as an excuse to get away with murder. 😢😢😢

[@giorgiomunzini4819]

They could have baby derringers hidden in the cookies, of course the cop will see that girl scout as a threat 😶

[@ned6938]

Girl scout with cookies, " Call SWAT "

[@stevejh69]

The disgusting defence attorney defending a LIAR!

[@carolynatkinson9298]

Most defense lawyers DO represent liars. What's your point?

[@inspgadget719]

These liars would do anything to continue to protect these criminals

[@GDuncan8002]

She knows more about what happened than you do. 😂

[@Chime777]

​@inspgadget719 She doing her job, she get paid to say that ish. They law is designed to protect them. These folks court system a joke

[@shannepatrickhodgsoncuthbe9322]

​@@carolynatkinson9298 yeah you right their job is to defend this 🐖🐷

[@JKLauderdale]

Entry and exit wounds are mighty, MIGHTY different - If he was facing the cop and pointing a gun at them, how was he shot in the back?

[@patrickmaloney5772]

This breaks my heart. I can't even imagine the pain the Goodson family is enduring over the senseless loss of someone so young. It's impossible (and inappropriate) to draw conclusions from MSM sound bites but the statements, "He pointed his weapon at the officer" and "He was shot in the back 6 times" can't both be true.

[@karrynunya2913]

I'm sure the Goodson family will feel much better after getting millions of dollars.

[@Grammz67]

Omg.. is anyone gonna believe that? Not me. He had keys where he opened the door, and food.. this cop followed him home and EXECUTED him.. through his own door.. IN THE BACK ..Proving He Was Not A Threat

[@Grammz67]

Another maga racist cop

[@gregdahlen4375]

what was his motive for executing him?

[@iwouldliketoorderanumber1b79]

@@gregdahlen4375I guess he will have to explain that, but it’s not looking good being they said the victim was holding a subway sandwich in one hand, car keys in the other, and gun in the holster based off the evidence. Also 6 shoots in the back, palms down, which almost appears like he didn’t even see it coming. The evidence and facts are really what matters not what you said happened. I can easily say what happened but if the evidence paints an entire different story then some would say it appears he executed him. I think Sherlock Holmes use to say “ it’s elementary my dear Watson”. Just follow the clues.

[@lucycan6363]

​@@gregdahlen4375 He was walking while black? Getting food while black? Living while black? Trying to enjoy the American dream while black? We never know these days where police is always in fear of their lives. Even if a man is just walking into his house to eat food he legally bought to satisfy his hunger, shot in the back. Smh! 😢😢😢

[@c.eb.1216]

I'm not going to call him an officer because it's plain as day this was murder. He's a dishonorable, rogue employee of the state.

[@davereeves1967]

This bish called someone that never fired a shot a "gunman" while trying to minimize the violence of the person that actually not only fired a weapon but also killed someone by shooting them in the back half a dozen times. What a great lawyer.

[@McRemmyBaby]

And riots r called “peaceful protests” R u sick of it all yet?

[@magellankiller]

Yup, it WAS working some O.T. on that job wasn't it?

[@pamtnman1515]

Good point. And why would a licensed concealed carry free citizen drop his legal and concealed weapon upon demand of "police presence"? Are Americans fee or are we not free?

[@2eroumgme753]

Police Union lawyers at their finest

[@itstheonethatsaysbmf3155]

Where's bodycam?

[@angelofamillionyears4599]

The victims relatives should not tolerate this !!

[@SalimSivaad]

The judge should prevent that defense attorney from characterizing the victim as a “gunman”…there’s no evidence he used his weapon in the commission of a crime (which is the implication of that term).

[@wendwllhickey6426]

The cop was hunting him 😮

[@a1solutions2u]

Calling him a gun man sick cowards

[@charliepiland3285]

Okay, but he was a man with a gun…allegedly brandished in the car, a d subsequently draw & pointed at the cop. So, seems a minor semantic distinction.

[@a1solutions2u]

@@charliepiland3285 you must keep a constant headache

[@ygrittesnow1701]

@@charliepiland3285 When your hands are full and you open your door do you prop it open with your back? Most do. So how do you explain him holding sandwiches in one keys in the other with his back propping the door and somehow miraculously point a gun at a cop. And then being shot in the back during that split second?

[@godeater9044]

​@@charliepiland3285or more likely a way to paint Goodson in a bad light for the jury.

[@tyronejones2553]

​@@a1solutions2uso true Excedrin on deck 24/7 LMBO 😂😂😂😂

[@uwcb1]

He was shot on the back. Six times.

[@mirandabri834]

Qualified immunity

[@newyorkcity76]

He was armed

[@soufwesthoustontx]

@newyorkcity9122 Can you post the link to the body cam footage that shows that?

[@Smoothk410]

@@newyorkcity76 don’t forget he was registered licensed to carry. Legally armed! weapon holstered until his body hit the ground

[@ygrittesnow1701]

@@mirandabri834 Qualified immunity is a court created doctrine that protects individual government actors from CIVIL litigation for acts they reasonably believed were legal. It is not a defense for accused criminal acts.

[@rosapiazza9807]

Call that bs

[@fedex1339]

What does body cam show? Hopefully he did not turn it off.

[@anthonygoines1466]

Lol😂 yea right

[@BuyOneGetOneFree]

I am guessing his bodycam had been mysteriously switched-off just before he shot the victim.

[@marlock6573]

This department didn't even have bodycams until after the public outrage over this shooting. They got them in 2022.

[@shawnm8232]

Weird how that always works out.

[@deucedeuce1572]

Yeah, instead of making accusations without evidence and assuming guilt or innocence, we should be having access to the evidence. There's NO WAY this cop supposedly did all these things claimed without turning on the body cam.

[@user-cf4bg7he7y]

That's why a none functional or conveniently lost body cam should be in and of itself an admission of guilt in court.@@deucedeuce1572

[@redleg.0]

He says he was working with a federal task force, and such task forces rarely (to the point of never) use body cams. It should be illegal.

[@chuckhall5347]

It is legal to carry a gun in Ohio unless you are black in which case it carries a death penalty.

[@notsure3909]

​@@user-pg4jg5eh8khow is that nonsense? Please, tell us

[@V1brationCanine]

there's centuries of evidence for this but keep believing that there's no systemic racism, bootlicker. @@user-pg4jg5eh8k

[@rogermartinez78]

That is the reason as a black man I stare clear of gun ownership! I don't want to give the police any reason for them to shoot me.

[@zlonewolf]

​@@user-pg4jg5eh8k Rittenhouse carried a gun and even waved down cops. White privilege.

[@petedog9581]

See what happens when black people open carry in OH. WHyte people do it all the time though.

[@ronprince1478]

Evidence, evidence, evidence this cop has clearly told lies, but how far do the lies go?

[@ProudToProtectUSA]

Where is the body cam for this shooting?

[@kcrichton7485]

"The gunman" is a legal carrier not committing a crime, not a gunman. Notice they use the same terms they use to describe school shooters to dehumanize the man who was murdered. Shameful.

[@artor9175]

I would say that the "gunman" in this case is the guy who just murdered someone using a gun.

[@gnarlydude2419]

incredibly shameful

[@leo21211]

And calling the cop by his first name to garner sympathy from the jury.

[@jim.h]

It's NBC. What do you expect?

[@gbrisc19]

Thank you for pointing out how they are playing the word up & mislabeling, per usual.

[@marystillstanding5241]

How is that coward in fear when the victim was shot in the back

[@mwhelan58ify]

Most cops are scared little narcissist

[@Thezuule1]

Can you imagine being a liar for money like that attorney?

[@LeeSmith-mn2pf]

Where's the camera footage

[@belindapoplin5439]

And law enforcement wonders why everybody hates em and no one repects their authority.... THIS IS REASON ENOUGH

[@user-fz6qv4ve8v]

I like cops and I respect their authority..but then again I am a law abiding citizen.

[@Blackferret66]

@@user-fz6qv4ve8v So, carrying sandwiches is a capital offense, then?

[@ralphsawyer9535]

​@@user-fz6qv4ve8vYou don't have to be breaking the law to get shot by cops these days. Law-abiding citizens get shot by cops all the time.

[@anamneses28]

​@@user-fz6qv4ve8v Your statement assumes all cops are equal. I respect officers who honor their oath. I don't, by default, like and respect the perceived authority of any man. My father broke the law. He wasn't always a law abiding citizen. Afterall, he repeatedly went back to swim on Fort Lauderdale Beach when blacks were forbidden by law to do so. He didn't acquiesce to the authorities because they were wrong. There's a lot more nuance than what your statement implies.

[@BigChungus-zg6zw]

It's ironic that you can have a hundred shootings perpetrated by black people on a lazy Chicago weekend but if you say you don't like black people then you get called a racist. Meanwhile you can have a half a dozen bad cop shoots over the course of an ENTIRE YEAR and this is reason enough to say "everyone hates cops and doesn't respect their authority." Either we are judged as individuals or judged as a group. Take your pick but can't have it both ways when it suits you.

[@Eli-phunt]

Because a guy out getting sandwiches for his family would just wave his gun at a random cop. It's almost like just coming across the police these days is taking your life in your hands.

[@danielnam9026]

It’s literally life in America. You’ll mistakenly get shot by anyone these days. Cops who are incapable of controlling their emotions will commit murder, lie about it, and then make excuses to cover it up. You see it ALL THE TIME.

[@dav0n]

As a black man I’m in fear for my life EVERYDAY when it comes to the police and I’m a law abiding citizen.

[@HingleMacCringleberry]

Exactly, the defense's account of what happened is far fetched and a desperate effort to keep a rogue cop out of prison.

[@DanielVita]

@@dav0n That's because every single time something like this happens (about 10 times a *year* in a country of country of 330 million, [twice as rare as being struck by lighting btw]) the mainstream media blows it up. Meanwhile hundreds of blks are shot by other blks every *day* and you're not shown them. I hope you can transcend their fear spell and the victim narrative.

[@vienicestyles]

It’s always been this way for Black People in Amerikkka.

[@chatsagain]

The defense attorney calling him a gunman! She is ridiculous.

[@jmichaelramirez2510]

There's a reason why people hate defense attorneys almost as much as pigs.

[@sunrayrosin7181]

Shot in the back says it all. The officer followed a private citizen without warrant and shot him in the back. What argument could there be for such a wrongful breech of professional procedures. It’s looks like murder one . The citizen had a legal firearm and was holding his food when he was shot ijn the back. He also had EarPods in his ears, so how could he hear the officer who was taking a tactical position to drop in on him.

[@randym7961]

Gee maybe you are clueless about guns but you can be running away and fire to your rear very easily. OK that is simple common sense so why did you make the statement that you did? Why do people like yourself hate cops so much? Just need to hate is that it..

[@traceyhuff9417]

Agree 💯

[@jeffanon1772]

So the cop followed some random guy so he could shoot him...ok, HOW did the cop know they guy had a holstered gun that the cop could later claim was pointed at him??? Because if the cop didn't know the guy was armed, what would he have used to justify shooting the guy???? Seems pretty unlikely....

[@solandri69]

Sounds like the cop was upset the guy repeatedly didn't obey his commands, and threw a temper tantrum escalating to deadly force when there was no threat, merely perceived disobedience. That said, it should be illegal to drive with earphones on. Not only do they prevent you from hearing power-tripping cops, they block out sirens from fire engines and ambulances, as well as honking from other cars trying to warn you of imminent danger.

[@user-wf4hy4ub7p]

If the courts won't deal with it, the public must.

[@jerryd492]

Fear for his life, wait for backup. He shot him in the back.

[@NCLUSA]

Again, you don't know how gun fights work do you?.

[@123kpatrick]

Cop discharged his sidearm 6 times...Bullets passed through screened door stricking the victim 5 out of 6 times in the BACK...Victim's body rested on the floor...At the time of the incident, the victim was, as reported by witnesses to be carrying SANDWITCHES in one hand,KEYS in the other,& EAR PODS in his ears(ear pods prevented victim from hearing officer who was BEHIND him). Victim's pistol dislodged from it's secured position(holstered)as his body fell to the floor. Victim has been verified to be a LEGALLY LICENCED(CCW)to carry a firearm....5 bullets in the back while going in his house facing AWAY for the officer! Is that how "gunfights" work? Or is it the way a "bushwacking" coward murders an innocent Law Abiding Citizen?

[@NCLUSA]

This took place after he waved the gun around I bet. You can't just wave a gun around and then make happy with the cops, @@123kpatrick

[@aemerje]

​@@NCLUSAguys2....here another 🐷 in disguise...

[@NorCalJuggalo420]

​@NCLUSA Nobody, but the cop on trial is saying he waved a gun, though.

[@jasonwright808]

The attorney should also be put in prison for Fabrication and Perjury. She knows she was telling false stories. Disgusting

[@garnettgravelle7696]

So if the young man was pointing his gun at the cop how is it that he was shot six times in the back?

[@michaelcooper8281]

Can the prosecution call the cop the "murderous police officer"?

[@wam1971]

Just use the word "alleged" right?

[@mpettway6982]

​@wam1971 The prosecutor shouldn't even attempt that. The defense could use that in an appeal, and they would probably win.

[@wam1971]

@mpettway6982 right bcz it prejudices the jurors minds

[@deucedeuce1572]

Yeah, the victim is "the gunman", "the gunman", "the gunman"... but if roles were reversed, the judge would NEVER, ever, ever ever allow something like that to be said over and over again, or even once.

[@ratagris21]

It "alleged" until convicted then it's official.

[@severtone263]

It is way beneath dignity to call the dead victim "the gunman". That slide did not go past anyone Ms Defence Lawyer.

[@theexisting1197]

That slick s$#t

[@1stamendmentmedia464]

Yeah, guy who didn't fire the gun was a gunman. Insulting!

[@sniperofbuffalo]

If you have a gun and point it at someone, you're a gunman 😂😂😂😂

[@rgw1380rw]

​@@sniperofbuffalo With what extra arm did he do that?

[@DonariaRegia]

Also, notice this report itself. Much more airtime given to the defense and their effort to misinform. Not just the court, but the *public*. It reminds me of the raid on a wrong address where the homeowner faced this same end. The now infamous headline called him a "man with no active warrants" not an innocent victim. John Oliver has an excellent report on the practice of news agencies throwing shade for PDs.

[@oldreprobate2748]

The cops a liar. Qualified immunity must be abolished.

[@dksharron]

He is at his door, from what the attorney said, then how did he end up getting shot inside his house with everything falling onto the floor.

[@newtrollaccount384]

The story says the victim had ear pods in his ears. He probably didn't hear the officer announce himself.

[@jjboys215]

Doesn't matter if he heard him or not, the cop still shot him in the back

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

@@jjboys215 I think his point is it's hard to believe that the kid turned to try and shoot the cop when he probably didn't even know he was there.

[@iwouldliketoorderanumber1b79]

He probably didn’t even know the cop followed him home.

[@wachirarisky4284]

Let's say in the rare chance he heard the cop. It still doesn't justify him being a threat. 1) He has sandwiches and keys in his hands to open the door so there is no way he can also be hold a gun. 2)The defense attorney claims he was a threat to the officer. You can't be a threat to anyone if they decide to follow you home. No one follows someone they fear they run away. 3) He was shot in his back on his way to opening the door. If your back is turned away from someone how can you be any threat to them that should give you enough time to get in your car and drive away. 4) Why did subway not call the police if they saw a man that was a threat? 5)Why wasn't the police body camera on or the dash camera on. It's clear this officer from the moment he saw Mr Goodman with a gun going to subway he saw a target a perfect target with a gun as an excused to take his life. And proceeded with his actions. Decided not to keep all video footage off🎦. To cover his tracks. 5)His department should also be investigated to see if there was indeed footage and if it was covered up/erased. Also check prior footage from the officers previous interactions of all the officers in that department.

[@iwouldliketoorderanumber1b79]

@@wachirarisky4284 you know now a days people ignore the truth and facts. Anyone with eyes and ears can see this doesn’t sound or look right but some will still find a way to justify it.

[@BackwoodsFilms]

Don't you love how the defense attorney repeatedly refers to the the guy who the cop shot in the back as "the gunman." There is no limit as to how low these slime balls will go to earn their paycheck.

[@magellankiller]

@asimhussain8716 Stop and consider the difference between a Court-Appointed Public Defender that if the Sandwich wielding Man should he had lived and BOTH of his hands had NOT been occupied COULD have had to represent him and then the Police Union appointed (bought) Lawyers' had gotten a hold of this killer Kkkops case how would this turn out to you from your perspective?

[@izenai3122]

​​​@asimhussain8716 nothing in your comment addresses that the VICTIM is being referred to as a GUNMAN, which is the point of the original comment and the problem being addressed there. We are seeing it from another person's shoes; The man shot in the back by police. By your logic, the cop was small minded for not seeing things from another's shoes. But nah lets just shoot someone in the back and leave it up to the courts. Right? Noone is mad at the cop having a lawyer. But the victim that "looked guilty" to the cop doesnt get his day in court.

[@izenai3122]

@@asimhussain8716 the "gunman" isnt a gunman until proven in court, either. And thats what i have voiced my disagreement with. If the courts havent decided, the term shouldnt be used so matter of factly. Youre fine with them saying gunman, but you criticize my use of the term victim. Two sides of the same coin. You can resort to whichever insults you would like; Im all for the rights i served to protect. Ill let the hypocrisy in your statements speak for itself.

[@izenai3122]

@@asimhussain8716 you arent helping me through anything. You are confusing me expessing what i dont like about a situation, with me thinking that my opinion has an effect on the reality of that situation. Im not under such illusions. And you called me the self important dictator? For criticizing something i dont like without personal insult? So much for "there's nothing hypocritical" 🤣

[@izenai3122]

@@asimhussain8716 MY comment of course will be MY opinion. ??? How does that make me self important? Youre mad he insulted the lawyer, yet what have you done to me? Yet another example. My response to you was that you didnt address the whole first half of the og comment. Just a tirade on the lawyer being called a slime ball, which i never endorsed or repeated, by the way.

[@LeafsAndCars]

Condolences to the victims family.

[@iworms]

If I were in the jury, I'd assume anything she said about the gunman was about her client.

[@sadizz455]

"he pointed a gun at him" didnt they just say the victim was shot in the back? that defense attorney should go to prison as well.

[@xxskizzumxx]

That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. All the police misconduct that exists and you want attorneys to be controlled by the state? How would that work for the citizens? So stupid to blame attorneys for doing what they're supposed to do.....

[@sadizz455]

@@xxskizzumxx they're lying in court after they swore to uphold the truth. this isn't a government or state thing. this is them blatantly lying to the judge.

[@foddersfollies7494]

Yes, the prosecutor did say that he was shot 6 times in the back. The only problem is that the prosecutor was either confused or lying. He got the total number of shots right, but he was wrong about the amount that were in the back. 5 of the six shots were in the back.

[@wellthen.......9384]

​@@foddersfollies7494true from what I recall wasn't one more shot to the chest meaning that the officer shot him on the ground still but when they found the gun they said it was already away from the body so that means he shot him on the ground

[@foddersfollies7494]

@@wellthen.......9384 no, no one has accused the officer of shooting him after he was already down. All 6 shots were fired within a few seconds of the others, and none of the injuries indicated a point blank shot to a body on the ground.

[@DaKrawnik]

Training can't fix broken people.

[@Spiritof_76]

He was trained to "make sure you are the one who goes home to your family." The training worked.

[@ygrittesnow1701]

@@Spiritof_76 Not if he goes to prison.

[@Spiritof_76]

@@ygrittesnow1701 The training I mentioned maximizes short-term gains. I was being sarcastic, but that is indeed what cop trainees are told.

[@pablohassan6897]

Exactly, hate starts at home.

[@Sedona-cl6eg]

He can go in for training after he gets out of prison. Training is not punishment.

[@Rodney_Trotter_Dave]

Can we see the bodycam footage please

[@philjames6206]

I found this somewhat disturbing. Please post the outcome of this case. Thank you.

[@nicholasbrowning4558]

It was a mistrial

[@tshaunlucas9824]

I’m trying to figure out how you can hold sandwiches in one hand open a door with you keys in another and point a gun at someone all while getting shot in your back 🤔

[@TheYuleTube]

Sounds pretty complicated to me, too.

[@markwilliams6378]

You'd have to be an octopus 😂😂

[@timothygrant3594]

He had more than one hand

[@lastmanstanding6675]

Only in a cartoon

[@clawreyt]

We all need to remember that those people can be tricky. smh

[@rachelm2273]

I think the "gunman" in this case is the lying cop. He's got guilt written all over his face! If that jury doesn't convict, they are all NUTS!

[@user-xm1ce1kg1t]

Look at the o.j.jury

[@user-hs4xi7cv1u]

Not only is it Ohio, it's Columbus Ohio, for decades Ohio's known stronghold for racists.

[@jondoe406]

Be prepared for a nutty jury then. Majority white juries dont convict cops for killing Black people.

[@BigSnead76]

​@@user-hs4xi7cv1uthis guy will walk, this is America.

[@user-hs4xi7cv1u]

@@BigSnead76 Oh, most definitely he will walk.

[@smoothtrappa]

So where's the video?

[@reh3884]

Thugs in blue. Maybe the guy was armed with acorns. The defense attorney is such a liar.

[@mistahanansi2264]

The cop's bullets passed through TWO doors and the victim got shot SIX TIMES in the BACK even though he was supposedly facing the officer while pointing a gun at him? Bruh...

[@Shaun137]

If the door was shut then thats reckless too, how did the cop know for sure what may have been behind that door whilst shooting, maybe a toddler or two.

[@janitorizamped]

He didn't shoot through two doors. The evidence is damning enough, no need to fabricate more.

[@writerconsidered]

Body cam? And autopsy report. Was he shot in the back as stated by the prosecutor? If so that makes the cop a murderer.

[@DarkPassenger]

No it doesn't. Police can do that if the suspect is posing a threat to the public. So if the guys running towards a building with a weapon where he can harm, or take hostages the cop can fire. Not to mention all the bodycam examples we have of people turning and shooting while running away from police.

[@writerconsidered]

@@DarkPassenger He's not running into A building. He's walking into his own house.

[@DarkPassenger]

@@writerconsidered I'm not talking about this specific case. You said shot in back=murder, which I know a lot of people seem to believe, but it's not true.

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

@writeconsidered He was a deputy. Are deputies required to wear body cams in Ohio? I have no idea. Not that it matters. Even if he is, he'll just say he forgot to turn it on.

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

@@DarkPassenger You're 100% right and I mentioned this earlier. If a person is threatening the life of someone else, then a cop can be justified in shooting them in the back. In THIS case, however, we know 1. that the cop (deputy) said HE was in fear for his life. He wasn't worrying about anyone else. 2. he was carrying keys in one hand in sandwiches in another. #2 begs the question, was he really carrying a gun like the cop said he was? This is why I've always said that if I were a cop, I'd actually want my body cam rolling all the time. Well let me rephrase that: if I were an honest cop! Because life is strange sometimes. Maybe the kid pointed the gun at the cop and as the cop raised his gun to shoot, the kid turned his back to him. The cop already told his hand to shoot and he let out six quick shots and maybe he really wasn't lying. It just seems a tad far fetched and without video, all we have is a man who was confirmed to have keys in one hand and sandwiches is another and was shot in the back six times. It's hard to believe in that case, the cop was justified.

[@jerellfisher2441]

Where's the video?

[@godlynewbie]

apparently from what others said there is no body cam

[@guesswhat-chickenbutt]

RIP to the victim. This should've never taken place. Deplorable!

[@ashtondurham5075]

The man was shot into his back, defense lawyer says Goodson turns and aimed gun at police, makes no sense

[@uprightfossil6673]

But stupid cops and the stupid people who believe them are too stupid to see the lack of logic . I rest my case.

[@DCJW00]

Cuz it's a LIE.

[@karmakazi219]

I take it there's conveniently no body cam footage of this one?

[@BilalMarcus]

No. its the reason why this is in state court and not federal.

[@hushhhmoves9089]

The way she delivered that fictional encounter must of took so much practice in the mirror.

[@user-mt5zh2pz7q]

That cop's lawyer is TERRIBLE...her melodramatic delivery is both distracting and unbelievable.

[@louismat319]

If he turned around to confront the officer, why are the bullet entry holes in the guys back?

[@alvallac2171]

*guy's (singular possessive, or a contraction of "guy is/has") guys = plural non-possessive

[@uprightfossil6673]

Because most police and the people who defend them are stupid enough to not see that failure of logic. Final answer Alex.

[@jondoe406]

It's almost like the killer cop made up the whole story

[@WalterWild-uu1td]

And through the door...that alone brings the whole story into question. The guy was INSIDE the door...who pulls a weapon on a policeman who is on the other side of a door? Without at least dropping your sandwiches and keys? It is possible that the officer could think he was in fear of his life if the deceased was outside and the firearm was in his hand. But inside his door with his hands full? The policeman will almost certainly not be convicted of murder...but he will most likely be convicted of a lesser offense and never be a policeman again. And the city will almost certainly be sued for "wrongful death" by any survivors the victim may have. And one point which should be self evident...The DEAD GUY is the Victim! Possessing a firearm doesn't make you a "gunman" unless you want to start calling every police officer a Gunman.

[@killercomedytv]

​@@alvallac2171Thanks for clarification, I had no idea what he was talking about 🤔

[@suavevalen]

The defense attorney sounds like she knows she is lying

[@bikkiikun]

Of course she knows, she's lying... and it should not only cost her her license, but also her freedom... Perjury is still a Crime.

[@nickf6794]

@@bikkiikunimagine being her family members? Hey mom how was work today? Oh good, I just put all my effort into making sure a racist, lying, murdering police officer from being held accountable…

[@lugo8824]

It's a job. I'm sure she doesn't believe a word she's saying. But she has to do it otherwise it could be a mistrial.

[@bikkiikun]

@@lugo8824: There is a difference between giving a "spirited defence" and lying in court.

[@BlackTorrent]

Of course she's lying but she also knows that white people dont hold white cops accountable for murder against minorities and that proof is in how they vote (overwhelmingly GOP). We all know its murder and we all know that he will walk and be paraded as a hero by the white community.

[@Crysishawk619]

Where is the video from the officers bodycam? Could clear up alot

[@edwardmullendore2007]

Yes I remember this most disgusting moment it's a shame for that young man. That cop should be charged

[@cisco95021]

The cop is s liar and he was never in danger.

[@DeKalbGal]

If the guy was bl@k he's guilty of looking at the cop, that's dangerous for this poor fragile cop. DISGUSTING!!!

[@vmarsfiles]

The argument of the defense attorney is laughable...he followed a man home and shot him while his back was turned...getting shot in the back proves he wasn't even turned toward the man when he was fired on...smh

[@TheKnifed]

I like the idea that if he had put his hand on his weapon to pull it out of the holster and drop it as the officer asked, he might not have been shot? Yeah right

[@ygrittesnow1701]

@@TheKnifedThat alone is suspect. Standard procedure would be to tell the person to keep their hands visible. No officer would ever tell the person to grab their weapon for the purpose of tossing it.

[@coolfizzin]

Plus, the shots passed through the storm door, further illustrating that the victim was walking away from the officer at the time.

[@johndillinger8482]

The prosecution cannot prove the deputy is lying.this will end in a quick not guilty verdict

[@ygrittesnow1701]

@@johndillinger8482 The forensics will do that. There is absolutely no way he could have been pointing a weapon at the officer and get shot in the back 6 times.

[@fibonacchio-matrixjones6064]

So the deceased turned, pointed the weapon at the officer FOR THE SECOND TIME, and the officer waited until he TURNED BACK AROUND, walked in the house, SHUT THE DOOR, and THEN he shot him in the back? 🤔 I have my law degree from 8 years of watching NBC - Law and Order, and EYE could legally win that case for the prosecution. Geez 🙄

[@screweverything2215]

Yet no update??

[@RealCaptainJaws]

Shot in the back, through a door, while the guy was holding keys and some sandwiches. That really casts doubt on the credibility of the officer's side of the story. One potential lesson to take away from this is that if you're going to carry, then don't intentionally dull your sense of hearing so that you can respond to a threat. Poor guy.

[@tringuyen7519]

On your own property? Standing on your own front porch?

[@jjboys215]

I'll save you some time. The cop is LYING

[@rerun3283]

These police just make up any old story and the courts usually buy it. They're murderers.

[@MariaMartinez-researcher]

How come that the Police became such a threat that you claim everyone needs to be acutely aware of their surroundings, and if by chance a cop screams, even if they are inside their homes, carrying sandwiches, they are supposed to instantly throw away the food, drop to their knees, hands raised, and hope to God the cop don't shoot them anyway - on the back? Multiple times? How come that the Police became an entity with a right to shoot anyone because *an officer was afraid?*

[@timdowney6721]

@@jjboys215 Exactly. Only similarly-minded cops and the most craven bootlickers refuse to see that.

[@paulskopic5844]

The defense lawyer told a logical lie within one minute.

[@RR-ll1se]

Liars never law, I mean, lawyers never lie!

[@charliepiland3285]

Okay, prove it! What a lazy troll to make that assertion with absolutely zero evidence offered. You couldn’t be troubled to write a 2nd sentence which offered to identify the ‘logical lie’?

[@ImCallingMom]

​@@charliepiland3285 He shouldn't have to, it is obvious. He was shot in the back through the vital organs but the defense lawyer said he was turned and pointed the gun at the officer. Depending on who you believe, some sources say the gun was found in the kitchen while the guy was shot outside.

[@aaronmoore7280]

@@charliepiland3285 prove the lawyer didnt lie

[@UnskilledGrappler]

@@aaronmoore7280 It’s reasonable that when you accuse someone of lying, you explain why you think they are lying. And I don’t know if you guys know how reality works, but it’s entirely possible for someone to point a gun behind themselves for a moment and then turn around and be shot in the back. I’m not saying that’s what happened here. I don’t know. I wasn’t there. But you don’t know either.

[@mike7419]

The guy was just waving a gun around in his car for no particular reason? I can smell this pile of BS from two states over.

[@miltonhill577]

If he turned and pointed a weapon why is he shot 6 times in the back 🤔

[@jjboys215]

The only thing that surprises me is the cop was charged. and the defense is stating a man holding a subway sandwich is a "gunman" ...and the cop will get off, they always do.

[@joeduke8239]

Yeah, the "charged" him, but now they will put on a laughable prosecution, and make sure the the cop gets off. 99 times out of 100.

[@dav0n]

Sounds about White to me!

[@ygrittesnow1701]

@@joeduke8239 Defense will make sure the jury consists of at least one person that believes that a cop is justified in all actions.

[@da900smoove1]

Well the department he worked for Fired Him... Generally those who get away with these Crimes are on Paid Leave till the Internal Investigation is done... Being Fired Means his Story didn't add up 1 Bit to Senoir Officer's.... The Union is providing his Attorney for Defense...trust and believe the Prosecutor will be getting his Former Supervisors etc to Explain thier reasons for Firing Him vs Retaining Him to a Jury

[@angryGTS]

​@@ygrittesnow1701 or at least one bootlicker.

[@rticle15]

How is the judge allowing them to refer to the victim as a gunman?

[@jondoe406]

It's almost like the legal system favors cops over citizens

[@darkstorminc]

He had a gun, he was a man? The defense will do their best to muddy the waters so the jury will have doubt on what happened. But it the end I don't think it will matter much if the evidence shows the guy was shot in the back through a door. Kinda hard to justify shooting someone in the back in that situation.

[@rticle15]

@@darkstorminc I don't see where the victim had a gun

[@PastHisPrime336]

@@rticle15They literally said he had a gun on him that he was licensed to carry. 1:05

[@rticle15]

@@PastHisPrime336fair eniugh. But carrying in a holster does not make you a gunman. A gunman is brandishing the gun.

[@DonWeLLozzo]

Is there any body cam footage?

[@EvilGenius.]

If he was on a prior case why did he level his post? Another thing where if the camera feed from the vehicle and body cam??? Not only that there should be auto too

[@LowdownScoundrel]

That defense lawyer lady is clearly overcompensating with her tone

[@alvallac2171]

*tone.

[@jamesblount1043]

Ok so if he has sandwiches and keys in his HANDS and the gun in his holster...how could he have dropped the weapon he wasn't holding?

[@tringuyen7519]

Exactly, cops said victim was holding a gun. But evidence showed that the victim was holding sandwiches in 1 hand & house keys in the other. Qualified immunity. Right?

[@LilithGrey...FromHell]

Because the cop was lying.

[@DarkPassenger]

@@tringuyen7519 You don't seem to understand what qualified immunity does...like most of the people who complain about it.

[@notsure3909]

​@DarkPassenger why don't you enlighten us what is qualified immunity? Why shouldn't people complain about it?

[@dustinbasurto7371]

​@@notsure3909I'll explain: The figuring it out Police lie like they breath.

[@davidalmodovar5317]

Fearing for his life. As he follows the man home.

[@MUDCATS252]

The good ole "I was fearing for my life" 😂😂. Police can literally shoot anyone at anytime and say "I feared for my life" smh

[@alvallac2171]

*at any time *life." SMH!

[@steveragland2962]

Oldest trick in the book, is to jump out in front of traffic, then say "They were trying to run over me."

[@deucedeuce1572]

The law is that a person actually does not need to be in danger, but just has to reasonable believe that his life is in danger. Otherwise, self defense becomes a crime and people will always have to be either severely injured or dead before they can "legally" defend themselves. It's unfortunate that so many cops use that to get away with blatantly unjustified shootings.... but it's also a protection for regular people that use lethal force in self defense. (Just like if a man robs a bank with a BB gun, they don't charge the security guard or citizen for shooting the robber, because their lives weren't really in danger, because it was only a BB gun).

[@jaunenito]

The deputy was intent on killing him. 7 shots in the back? Show me the chapter in the police handbook where that is taught.

[@Tokyo_Marshall_Official]

Handbook 😂😂😂😂😂ain't in no Handbook... its in their genetics playa.

[@jimhamman2335]

That's in the "secret" handbook...

[@theresecaputo7246]

Curious Mam, what hand was the gun in when he was carrying sandwiches and keys?

[@jimydoolittle3129]

He was shot down because he’s a brother 😖😭

[@timallison8560]

this cop is a murderer if indeed the victim was shot in the back even once and was wearing air pods.

[@null.and.void.]

The gunman? Holding sandwiches with his back to the shooter in his own home? Is that alina habba?

[@alvallac2171]

*Alina Habba

[@user-id8zc1xk5r]

I remember this I’m happy to see it battling out in court now this happened years ago

[@Humongous420]

1:38 drop your SANDWICHES Fixed it for the hack lawyer

[@cabracove]

Turned and pointed a gun but was shot 6 times in the back. Uh huh. Sure.

[@evracer]

Through a door.....