More than six months after his death, Casey Goodson s mother writes that she will continue to fight to see deputy who killed him charged with murder and convicted.
"Law enforcement disability decisions are governed by state law and made by the pension system," The Franklin County Sheriff s Office said in a statement on Friday. "As sheriff, I have no control or
He was my best friend : Black families grieve the loss of loved ones at the hands of law enforcement
Both Tamala Payne and Karissa Hill say they want justice for what they call the “murder” of their loved ones. Author: Yolanda Harris Updated: 11:25 PM EDT May 13, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio Casey Goodson Jr. and Andre’ Hill never knew each other in life, but are forever connected in death.
Law enforcement officers shot and killed both men in separate incidents in Columbus late last year. Their deaths happened just weeks apart. Now, nearly six months later, the women who knew them best are waiting for the justice system to play out and giving their loved ones a voice.
It’s happened with such regularity that by now the reaction seems routine: police shoot and kill a Black person, and protesters gather in the streets of Columbus.
Twice in April, protests formed within hours of the news that police had first shot and killed 27-year-old Miles Jackson on April 12 at Mount Carmel St. Ann s medical center after he fired a gun in the emergency department, and then again when a Columbus officer shot 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant on April 20 in response to Bryant wielding a knife against a young woman.
But while the responses to fatal police shootings are swift, James Wynn contends that each killing of a Black person reopens wounds in communities of color that have been allowed to fester for much longer than any one protest can last.