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Columbus, Ohio: another black man killed in controversial police operation

2020-12-23T20:49:45.091Z


An African American lost his life in a police operation in Columbus, Ohio - the second incident of its kind in the city in weeks. The exact circumstances are unclear.


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A few weeks ago, the 23-year-old African American Casey Goodson was killed in a police operation in Columbus

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During a police operation in Columbus, Ohio, an African American was killed for the second time within a few weeks.

Mayor Andrew Ginther announced this on Twitter.

The fact that the policeman involved did not turn on his body camera is unacceptable.

The officer has been suspended from duty until further notice and an investigation into the case has been initiated.

According to the police, officers were called by a local resident who had observed a man sitting in a car for a long time and turning it on and off.

When they arrived, the police found an open garage from which a man had come out.

He carried a cell phone in his left hand, his right hand was not visible.

One of the policemen then shot the man.

The 47-year-old died later in hospital from his injuries.

Further details are not yet known.

An African American was killed in a police operation in Columbus at the beginning of December.

According to police, an officer shot the 23-year-old named Casey Goodson while looking for suspects.

Goodson was not the person I was looking for.

His family's lawyers made serious allegations against the police.

They said Goodson was shot while unlocking his front door.

He had a license for the weapon he carried.

Goodson had neither a criminal record nor was he investigated.

In the USA there have been violent protests against black people over police violence this year.

The most prominent victim was the African American George Floyd, who was killed in a brutal police operation in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in late May.

Under the motto “Black Lives Matter”, there were mass demonstrations against police violence and racism for months in the USA, some of which were overshadowed by riots.

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Source: spiegel

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