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Casey Christopher Goodson Jr.

Gender : Male

Age : 23

Race : Black

Date : 12/04/2020

Location : 3923 Estates Place

City : Columbus

County : Franklin

State : Ohio

Agency : Franklin County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Jason Meade

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during possible profiling mixup

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 12/04/2020, Casey Goodson Jr. was returning home from a dentist appointment. He had stopped to pick up Subway sandwiches for his family, holding the sandwiches in one hand and his keys in the other as he approached his front door. As he began unlocking the door to his residence, Deputy Jason Meade of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, working with the U.S. Marshals Task Force on another assignment unrelated to Goodson in the area, shot Casey Goodson six times in the back. Meade later claimed he mistook the sandwiches Goodson held for a firearm.
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The police officers involved in the incident with Casey Goodson Jr. were part of a U.S. Marshals task force conducting a search for a different individual in the area. Deputy Jason Meade, part of the task force, followed Goodson after he was allegedly seen driving by the scene with a gun, a claim later disputed by Goodson's family. Goodson had not the target of any investigation, and his family witnessed the aftermath as he fell inside his home.
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Casey Goodson Jr.’s family members present during the incident included his grandmother and two young children, believed to be relatives, who witnessed parts of the event. Goodson's sister, Kaylee Harper, made a powerful statement on Facebook, saying, “My brother literally walked across the yard, walked in the back fence to get to the side door, had his Subway and mask in one hand, keys in the other, unlocked and opened the door and stepped in the house before [Meade] shot him. Why did you kill a man walking into his own home?!”
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The family has consistently disputed the narrative provided by law enforcement, emphasizing that Goodson was not engaged in criminal activity, was a licensed gun owner, and was carrying only sandwiches and keys when he was killed.
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The trial for Jason Meade, who was charged with murder and reckless homicide in the shooting of Casey Goodson Jr. in December 2020, began in February 2024. It ended in a mistrial on February 16, 2024, after the jury failed to reach a verdict despite deliberating for several days. Meade's defense team had requested a change of venue due to concerns over impartiality. The retrial date has not been set yet

SOURCE LINKS :

• https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/09/us/casey-goodson-jason-meade.html
• https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/22/us/casey-goodson-shooting-jason-meade/index.html
• https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/casey-goodson-shooting-what-know-franklin-county-sheriff-s-office-n1250593
• https://columbusfreepress.com/article/family-casey-christopher-goodson-jr-demands-answers-his-death​:contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
• https://www.police1.com/trials/ohio-judge-declares-mistrial-in-former-deputys-murder-trial