A 23-year-old Black man was killed by a sheriff’s deputy in Columbus, Ohio, last week. According to USA Today, Casey Goodson Jr. died after being shot “multiple times in the torso,” and his death was ruled a homicide by a coroner in Ohio on Wednesday.
USA Today had reported that his family members and community activists had stated that Goodson was on his way back home carrying a Subway sandwich when he was fatally shot in the back three times by a Franklin County Sheriff’s office SWAT deputy.
The sheriff’s office has publicly identified the Franklin County SWAT deputy as Jason Meade, who is a 17-year veteran. Meade is awaiting an interview by the Columbus Division of Police Critical Incident and Response Team, which is investigating the incident.
Ohio Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown made a statement via Twitter.