The SWAT deputy, Jason Meade, shot and killed 23-year-old Casey C. Goodson Jr., who is alleged to have waved a gun at the deputy from a car, then refused orders to drop the weapon after he got out of the vehicle and tried to enter a nearby apartment.
The case has become emotionally charged, with Goodson s attorney and family members claiming that he was shot in the back while carrying Subway sandwiches into the home of his grandmother, with whom he lived.
While O Brien has established a policy of bringing in outside prosecutors to handle such cases to provide at least the appearance of an independent review, Tyack told The Dispatch that he is reluctant to avoid that responsibility.