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Casey Goodson Shot In The Back Multiple Times By Columbus Police,
Mom Who Left Home After Mysterious Call In 2003 Is Found Dead, And Police Don't Know Who Killed Her
A young mother who dis- appeared from her Chicago home after receiving a myste- rious phone call nearly 18 years ago has been found dead.
On the evening of May 10, 2003, Tyesha Bell walked out of her Aurora apartment and was never seen or heard from again, according to an Aurora police press release.
Her sister, with whom she lived, had told police that the 22-year-old had received a mysterious phone call mo- ments before stepping out of the home. Investigators be- lieve Bell intended to return home, noting she had left her two daughters behind with the television on, and had also left her purse and can- dles lit in her bedroom.
From the beginning, foul play was suspected, but no one has ever been charged.
On Tuesday, Aurora and Kane County officials an- nounced at a press conference
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that the search for Bell was over. In December, Bell's skeletal remains, clothes and personal items were found in a shallow grave in a wooded area of Kane County. Using dental records and DNA, in- vestigators were able to iden- tify the remains as belonging to Bell.
It remains unclear how she died but her disappear- ance has now become a homi- cide investigation.
The Franklin County Coro- ner’s Office is revealing their findings surrounding Casey Goodson Jr.’s death by Columbus, Ohio police.
According to WBNS 10TV, the 23-year-old’s family attor- ney Sean Walton released the coroner’s report stating Goodson was shot six times – five times in the back and once in his buttocks.
On December 4, 2020, Goodson was shot by Franklin County deputy Jason Meade in Northeast Columbus while he was walk- ing to his home with food. He was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Franklin County Coroner Dr. Anahi Ortiz in December said Goodson’s manner of
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death is a homicide based on the autopsy and medical death investigation findings.
On December 4, a U. S. Mar- shals task force were searching
for fugitives when officials claimed Goodson drove by waving a gun. He was con- fronted by Franklin County Sheriff's deputies, who al- legedly ordered him to drop the weapon. Franklin County Sheriff's S.W.A.T. Deputy Jason Meade opened fire when Goodson Jr. allegedly did not comply.
Goodson was never the intended target of the search.
Goodson’s family has confirmed that he was licensed to carry a concealed weapon, the Columbus Dispatch re- ports. But when he was shot, the family says he was actually carrying submarine sand- wiches as he was trying to enter his home after returning from a dental appointment.
Coroner’s Report Reveals
Man Shot And Killed Outside Of Prison Moments After His Release
A prisoner was shot and killed moments after he was released from a Philadelphia jail. Authorities said that Rod- ney Hargrove, 20, was taken to a drop-off spot at a bus stop outside the main gate of the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility.
While Hargrove was wait- ing for his family to pick him up, a vehicle approached, and Hargrove ran back towards the prison. The car pursued him onto the prison grounds, driving through a security arm that was raised. Occupants in- side the vehicle opened fire, striking Hargrove multiple times.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Hargrove was arrested on March 11 and was facing
SCENE OUTSIDE THE PRISON
Girl, 8, Throws Mattress From Burning Home, Jumps To Safety
CHICAGO -- An 8-year-old Chicago girl whose mother was at work somehow man- aged to toss a mattress from her family's third-story win- dow during a fire and then jump onto it to safety, a fire official said Thursday.
Firefighters who arrived at the burning apartment on the city's South Side just before midnight Wednesday found the girl safe outside. They were able to rescue two younger children who were inside, including the girl's 5- year-old brother, who was at the window poised to follow his sister, and a 2-year old boy, the fire department said. District Chief Frank Velez told the Chicago Tribune he was impressed by the girl's quick thinking in a life-or- death situation, calling her idea “quite innovative.”
"You’d be surprised on what an individual can do when you’re in that sympa- thetic and parasympathetic stage of fight or flight. ... They’re thinking to save themselves one way or an- other and obviously you have to give a credit to the kid for really thinking of something like that,” Velez said.
charges of theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen prop- erty, firearms carried without a license, carrying a loaded weapon, and fleeing or eluding police. He was released early Thursday (March 18) morning after a bail company posted his
$200,000 bail.
Prison guards did not wit-
ness the shooting but did see a dark-colored sedan speeding away from the scene. There were no cameras at the bus stop or in the area where the shooting took place.
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