Body-worn camera footage of the Feb. 3 shooting released Friday shows Carol Stream police officers responding to a domestic violence call entering a dark apartment and providing first aid to a dying man. He shot the man dead within seconds of rushing over to administer the attack.
Video footage shows police officers entering Isaac Goodrow’s quiet apartment in single file and firing two shots. It shows a chaotic scene in the moments after the police fired, with officers showing Goodrow their hands, handcuffing him, administering first aid, and yelling at him not to sleep while they wait for a doctor.
About three weeks after Goodrow’s family saw the video and asked the village to release it, police released some of the body-worn camera footage and two of Goodrow’s relatives contacted the village. The release came two days after a lawsuit was filed against six police officers. shooting.
All five sets of video footage released began with officers entering an apartment, opening a closet and announcing “Carol Stream Police,” before the officer opened fire.
After the gunshots, the officers approached Goodloe, who was lying face down on the floor next to an unmade bed, shouting, “Show me your hands, hands up!” One police officer yelled an insult.
Officers handcuffed Goodrow, called for medical assistance, and after discussing transportation, began administering first aid for about a minute.
“Isaac, hey, we want you to stay with us,” one of the officers said. “Open your eyes, dude.”
Goodrow appeared to be bleeding as officers took turns performing chest compressions.
A village news release initially described the scene where officers found Goodrow as “tense, disturbing, and rapidly evolving.”
Carol Stream Police Chief Don Cummings said in a short preamble to the video that officers went to the apartment to respond to a domestic violence call, met with the caller before contacting Goodrow, and asked construction workers to enter the apartment. He said he had been admitted. .
In addition to firing the two shots, officers also activated a Taser during the shooting, police said.
“The Carol Stream Police Department is dedicated to respecting human life and will continue to listen to the concerns of our community during this difficult time,” he said.
A lawsuit filed on behalf of Goodrow’s family against the village and police officers alleges that Goodrow was alone and unarmed in his apartment at the time of the shooting. The group is accusing the entire village and six unnamed police officers of unlawful seizure, excessive force, willful misconduct, assault, failure to intervene and refusing medical assistance to Goodloe.
The federal lawsuit also charges that the village failed to properly train village employees and that a pattern of illegal home invasions continued up until Goodrow’s death.
Carol Stream Village Administrator William Holmes said the village would consider legal action and offered his condolences to Goodloe’s family.
Additionally, the Village remains eager for the completion of the investigation by the Public Integrity Team and the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office so that all parties will have a more complete understanding of what exactly happened.
In a statement released with body-worn camera footage, village officials said the police department is “committed to a complete independent investigation of this incident,” adding that the village will release the results of the investigation as soon as possible. Ta.
