Killing of Casey Goodson

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On December 4, 2020, Casey Goodson, a 23-year-old African American man, was shot and killed by Jason Meade, a deputy with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, in Columbus, Ohio. Meade, who was working with a U.S. Marshals Service task force, shot Goodson six times as he entered his grandmother's home. Meade testified that he believed Goodson had waved a gun at him as they drove by each other, leading him to pursue Goodson. Prosecutors said Goodson was holding Subway sandwiches when he was killed, and that his handgun was in a holder under his belt with the safety turned on. Meade was charged with murder. His first trial ended in a mistrial, but in his second he was convicted of reckless homicide. Goodson was one of two Black men killed by law enforcement in Columbus in December 2020, the other being Andre Hill on December 22.

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