The deputy had been on administrative leave from the sheriff's office since the shooting. Large protests followed Goodson's shooting, with people shouting "Justice for Casey" as they blocked downtown streets. That officer, Adam Coy, who was subsequently fired, has pleaded not guilty to murder and is scheduled for trial next year. Another shooting in Times Square on June 5 wounded two women. The lawsuit did not provide details of the reasons for that placement.Ī message was left with the sheriff's office seeking comment on the lawsuit.Īlthough the shooting did not involve Columbus police, it came at a time of heightened tension over previous shootings of Black people by officers in Ohio's capital, a situation made worse less than three weeks later when a white Columbus police officer shot and killed 47-year-old Andre Hill as he emerged from a garage holding a cellphone. A witness who heard the shot while across the street told WABC that Poulin appeared to be with family or friends when he was injured. The lawsuit claims Meade received hundreds of hours on firearms and SWAT training but little on violence deescalation techniques, despite subpar performances as a deputy, including being placed on "no inmate contact status" for nearly four years.
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