COLUMBUS, Ohio—The Ohio sheriff’s deputy who shot Casey Goodson Jr. in the back five times was charged with murder Thursday, as Goodson’s family also filed a federal civil rights lawsuit and the now-retired deputy publicly shared details of what happened from his perspective for the first time. The December 2020 shooting of Goodson, who was black, by longtime deputy Jason Meade, who is white, led to protests in Columbus and many lingering questions, in part because the killing wasn’t recorded on body or dash camera footage. Meade’s lawyer says the deputy fired when Goodson pointed a gun at him. Goodson’s family has never denied that Goodson might have been carrying a gun, but has noted he also had a license to carry a firearm. Goodson’s family says Goodson was opening the door to his grandmother’s house holding a bag of sandwiches at the time he was shot. Investigators said a …
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