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Feds to investigate after Sherff’s deputy killed a black man entering his own home in Columbus, Ohio
Casey Goodwin, 23, was fatally shot on Friday as he was entering his own home, with his keys still in the door. Casey had no warrants and was not even suspected of committing any criminal act. Casey had put his keys in the door before he was shot and he fell into the kitchen where his 5 year old brother and 72 year old grandmother found him on the floor holding a Subway sandwich. He had no criminal background and was not the target of any investigation.
On Monday the Columbus Police attempted to turn over the investigation to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations, the state agency that typically investigate police involved shootings, but the BCI announced that they would not be able to accept the case because of an unexplained delay in the request.
“We received a referral to take a three day old officer involved case. Not knowing all the reasons why so much time had passed before the case was referred to BCI, we cannot accept this case” a spokesperson for the Attorney Generals office said.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said that BCI has a memorandum of understanding twitch Columbus Police that the state agency should be the first call after a police shooting.
BCI is the first call because we cannot be the subject matter of experts unless we are on scene from the beginning to document evidence of what happened from the start. Three days later after the crime scene has been dismantled and the witnesses have all dispersed does not work.
CNN.com
Casey Goodwin, 23, was fatally shot on Friday as he was entering his own home, with his keys still in the door. Casey had no warrants and was not even suspected of committing any criminal act. Casey had put his keys in the door before he was shot and he fell into the kitchen where his 5 year old brother and 72 year old grandmother found him on the floor holding a Subway sandwich. He had no criminal background and was not the target of any investigation.
On Monday the Columbus Police attempted to turn over the investigation to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations, the state agency that typically investigate police involved shootings, but the BCI announced that they would not be able to accept the case because of an unexplained delay in the request.
“We received a referral to take a three day old officer involved case. Not knowing all the reasons why so much time had passed before the case was referred to BCI, we cannot accept this case” a spokesperson for the Attorney Generals office said.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said that BCI has a memorandum of understanding twitch Columbus Police that the state agency should be the first call after a police shooting.
BCI is the first call because we cannot be the subject matter of experts unless we are on scene from the beginning to document evidence of what happened from the start. Three days later after the crime scene has been dismantled and the witnesses have all dispersed does not work.
CNN.com
