WOODSTOCK, Ala. (TCD) — Law enforcement officers shot and killed 32-year-old podcaster Tyler Goodson over the weekend during a lengthy standoff with police.
According to WIAT-TV, in the early morning hours of Sunday, Dec. 3, Woodstock Police Department officers responded to a home on the 500 block of Georgia Loop and engaged in a standoff with Goodson. He reportedly barricaded himself inside his residence and, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, “brandished a gun at officers.”
As a result, law enforcement officers shot and killed Goodson.
Prior to the event, Goodson reportedly wrote on Facebook, “Police bout to shoot me down in my own yard.”
AL.com reports the standoff between law enforcement and Goodson lasted about three hours.
Woodstock Mayor Jeff Dodson said in a statement he waited at least 24 hours to comment on the incident because he wanted to allow time for Goodson’s family to be notified. Dodson said he felt “devastated” that Goodson “was the young man involved.”
The Alabama State Bureau of Investigation took control of the case.
Dodson said in his statement, “I know that everyone wants answers and details, myself included. Tyler was well known and loved by myself, his family, and this community. That love extends far beyond due to the ‘S-Town’ podcast.“
“S-Town” came out in 2017 and initially featured a local resident named John B. McLemore, who reached out to producer Brian Reed and asked him to investigate a wealthy man who allegedly claimed he committed a murder but never got caught. During the course of the podcast recording, McLemore committed suicide, and the show changed focus. Goodson was McLemore’s good friend and was often featured on the podcast.
Goodson told Tuscaloosa News McLemore “was like a daddy to me.” He added, “I miss the hell out of him, but if I could bring him back to life, I’d probably beat the hell out of him for all the hell he’s put me through for killing himself like that.”
In 2017, Goodson pleaded guilty to burglary, theft, and trespassing charges just before he was scheduled to stand trial on over 20 counts for allegedly stealing objects from McLemore’s property, according to the Tuscaloosa News. A judge sentenced him to 10 years suspended with five years of probation.
Dodson said of Goodson in his statement, “Please remember at this time that he is so much more than a character to the fans who loved him. This young man was a father, son, brother, and friend to many.”
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