[kellyhound]

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. A police involved shooting caught on cell phone camera on the city’s Northeast side.

“Oh my god, he is approaching him,” says a witness talking the armed man running towards police.

Cellphone video captures 25-year-old Christopher Goodlow, wearing only boxer shorts and armed with a large knife lunging at IMPD officers before police say they were forced to shoot him.

“He was really belligerent and yelling and waving the knife around and kind of pointing and threatening the cops. He definitely was not in the right state of mind at all,” says a witness.

IMPD says their officers used progressive use of non-lethal force before shooting. First, telling him verbally several times to drop his weapon.

“The individual would once again not drop the knife and started swinging that knife at the officer,” says IMPD Lt. Rich Riddle.

Officers also tried a taser.

“We used a taser on the individual twice, that taser usage was unsuccessful and the individual would still not drop the knife,” says Lt. Riddle.

Police even tried to tackle the armed man to the ground. But, shortly afterwards he ran towards the officers with a knife. That is when the shots were fired.

“Officers are trained to use force ad they receive the threat,” says Lt. Riddle.

IMPD says two of their officers fired four shots at the suspect. He died at the scene.

“He was pretty close and the officer I think was doing what he needed to do,” says the witness.

Family members say 25-year-old Christpher Goodlow suffered from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and believe he was not going to hurt anyone.

“It would have been nice if they would have shot him in the ankle or the hand or something to subdue him. But to shoot him down and kill him was not right,” says Goodlow’s Aunt Denise Wilbourn.

The graphic cell phone video shot by a witness was uploaded to Facebook minutes after it happened. Giving police no time to review the incident or contact family before it was put on social media.

“It was shared right when it was happening and he has a lot of brothers and sisters and for them to look on Facebook and see their loved one being killed,” says Wilbourn.

“I think with the prevalence of smart phones, camera phones, and taking video…we see a lot of police encounters with the individuals that are recorded by third parties. We strive with IMPD to be open, honest, and transparent,” says Lt. Riddle.

[SloppyDrunk]

They showed a lot of restraint. Soooo

[Londonlegacy]

Americans

[Smitju]

I couldn't watch it longer then 35 seconds. This was by far the most shocking (litterally) vid I have ever seen...

[Susan]

“It would have been nice if they would have shot him in the ankle or the hand or something to subdue him. But to shoot him down and kill him was not right,” says Goodlow’s Aunt Denise Wilbourn.



Hmm lets see if you feel the same when someone with a mental illness has a knife, and coming at you. The copper had no choice, he was jumping at him with the knife out. He wasn't going to tickle him with it. The people that should be ashamed are the ones that didn't ensure his mental health was properly treated.

[Oswald2001]

Originally Posted by slyksleevemuckyey ↗

“It would have been nice if they would have shot him in the ankle or the hand or something to subdue him. But to shoot him down and kill him was not right,” says Goodlow’s Aunt Denise Wilbourn.



Hmm lets see if you feel the same when someone with a mental illness has a knife, and coming at you. The copper had no choice, he was jumping at him with the knife out. He wasn't going to tickle him with it. The people that should be ashamed are the ones that didn't ensure his mental health was properly treated.

Yep.

[kleinephoenix]

The respond was reasonable. I hate to see all this mess going on the internet about brutality of the American cops, they're doing their job, the casualties are bound to be. I wish we had ours replacced by yours, can't really feel safe when cop not acting/taking precautions having a man walking around him with a brass knuckles. Just a flashback of the case that blew RUnet a couple of years ago.

[wmbondurant]

Pretty pitiful : there are wooden / beanbag shotgun rounds that would have been ideal for this situation . I'm all about supporting our men and women in blue / we don't just say it , we give money many times a year.
The more of this Bulshit I see ,the more inclined I am to support non leathal approaches .
I keep hearing this is justified and text book . That maybe true but morally it's all a bit sketchy . In the mean time, we will be having more and more traumatized Cops ; yeah they made it home alive .. All good ; but don't think for one second they are not replaying that shit over and over in their heads . Sometimes, second guessing their decision .
Drinking that extra drink of booze taking that extra alone time . Just saying .

[bdjackass318]

They gave him plenty of chances. Sad if he truly was bi-polar but it did look like they had no choice. If taser didn't stop I don't think a shotgun that shoots beanbags would of stopped him

[docfr8]

No excuse mentally ill or not.. The use of deadly force is easily JUSTIFIED!!!!

Prompted on countless occasions to put the weapon down, with no compliance.... He approached the officer with a weapon in a threatening posture.. The officer had no choice but to engage the suspect with deadly force.

No fucks given.. NEXT