CHICAGO (CBS) — Carol Stream Police released body camera video Friday. Isaac Goodrow, 30, was killed in a police shooting earlier this month.
police He shot Goodrow in his bedroom on February 3. at the Village Brook Apartments, 260 E. St. Charles Road, after responding to a reported domestic violence incident.
Carol Stream police reviewed body camera footage of all six officers who entered a one-bedroom apartment after speaking with an alleged domestic violence victim who said she was injured in an altercation with Goodrow. Published.
Two officers opened fire and one officer fired a Taser, police said. A total of two shots were fired, and Mr. Goodloe was shot once in his chest.
Although the first officer’s view of Goodrow’s bedroom does not show much because a ballistic shield blocks the view of the body camera, two gunshots can be heard shortly after the officer enters Goodrow’s bedroom. I heard someone yelling, “Stop!” , please stop,” after the gunshots. The sound of a Taser can be heard after the gunshot, and officers can be seen handcuffing Goodrow after the gunshot.
Police said Goodrow was shot once in the chest. He was later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
After the shooting, several officers appeared distressed, including the officer who shot and killed Goodrow.
An attorney for Goodloe’s family said the video released shows the shooting was not justified.
“Six unidentified Carol Stream police officers, armed with bulletproof shields and guns drawn, entered Mr. Isaac’s bedroom and immediately shot and killed him. They were shot at close range and the Taser was not enough. “Isaac died without first attempting life-saving measures. Isaac bled to death and ultimately died. This is yet another unjust and unconscionable act in the United States.” This is a tragedy,” attorneys Andrew Stross and Stephen Hart said in a statement.
Carol Stream police have not said what motivated the officer to shoot Goodrow, but his family claims Goodrow told police that Goodrow threw something at the officer.
Officers could not be heard telling Goodrow to drop the weapon or get on the ground before the shooting occurred.
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Earlier this week, Goodrow’s family He filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against the department.
According to the complaint, officers knew Goodrow’s girlfriend was not in the apartment when they arrived on the scene of a domestic dispute, and police contacted Goodrow before raiding the apartment without probable cause. They were reportedly in the building for more than 50 minutes without incident. .
Goodrow’s family said he was asleep in bed when police shot him.his family I watched an edited version of the body camera video from the shooting earlier this month..
“The video is awful,” Goodrow’s sister, Cayenna McConnico, said after seeing the video earlier this month. “They lied. What they did was unjust. They went in there and shot my brother while he was sleeping. And we want justice.”
The suit also alleges that Mr. Goodrow was unarmed when he was “shot in cold blood as he slept in his sacred bedroom.”
Carol Stream Police said they released the video Friday as “part of our commitment to transparency and with the intention of ensuring the public fully understands the events that occurred that morning.”
“The Carol Stream Police Department is committed to respecting human life and will continue to listen to the concerns of the community during this difficult time. Mr. Goodloe’s family and loved ones would like to express their condolences to the loss of their loved one. We are overcoming the great sadness that it causes.”For one thing, we express our deepest condolences for their deaths. ”
This incident remains under investigation by the Metropolitan Emergency Response Investigations Task Force’s Public Integrity Team. Once the investigation is complete, the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office will investigate and determine whether criminal charges should be filed.
