“Casey was treated as a criminal. Not only Casey, but his family were also treated as suspects. They were treated as criminals,” family lawyer Sarah Kelsomino told reporters Thursday. Responding officers “brought with them their affiliations against Casey, and in support of (Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Assistant Jason) Meet,” he added. Gutson, 23, was assassinated last week by Mead, the sheriff’s deputy chief of the U.S. Marshal’s fleeing crew, as he tried to enter his own home. Columbus Police said they were looking for violent criminals at the time, but Goodson was not the person wanted by the task force. One week after the shooting, authorities provided only vague details about the relationship between Mead and Gutson. Shooting. No other officers or members of the public testified to the shooting, and police said there were no body camera footage of the incident. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in southern Ohio has opened a civil rights investigation, and the Columbus Police Division is handling the investigation into the shooting. U.S. at Columbus. The Columbus Police Division said Marshall’s task force was investigating the situation when Mead saw a man with a shotgun and said there had been a verbal exchange before the shooting. Police said Goodson, who holds a permit to hide in Ohio, was legally armed at the time of the shooting. Family lawyer Sean Walton told CNN that Gutson was not black, had committed no crime, had no criminal record and was not the target of any investigation. Reviewing court records did not show minor, traffic-related matters for Gutson’s crimes. Goodson’s mother, Tamala Payne, told reporters Thursday that about nine family members were inside the home at the time of the shooting, including four children, but could not be found or that Goodson was armed. His family, Payne, was forced out of the house after the shooting, some of whom were not wearing shoes or a coat. Payne said responding officers used abusive language against them and refused to provide basic information about Gutson’s condition. When his son’s body was placed on a stretcher, he said, “We can see his eyes [were] Open, but we do not know if he’s dead or alive, “said Payne. Columbus did not respond to a request for comment, but did not respond to a request for comment. The U.S. Marshal’s office did not respond to a request for comment. , Preliminary at this time; We are waiting for the medical records and the toxicology report, “Dr. Anahi M. Artis said in a statement on Tuesday about the autopsy.” However, based on the current findings, several gunshot wounds to the trunk were the cause of death, “Goodson’s family attorneys said, adding that they did not answer key questions from the initial autopsy and renewed the family’s call for Mead to be charged with murder.” Casey was the one who was killed on his kitchen terrace, “said Sean Walton, another lawyer who represents the family.” Because he was a black man … his skin was armed. ” . this year, in Columbus during the protests of demonstrators and police clashed. rubber bullets and pepper spray. police prejudice and last month, a black police officer for the 475,000-dollar settlement offer the city voted, he was a boss of the racist and other abusive behavior for reporting, responded and said..
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