Carol Stream police sued over deadly shooting of man in his home
CHICAGO (AP) — The sisters of a man fatally shot in his home this month by Carol Stream police filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the officers and their department, alleging wrongful death and other counts.
Kyenna McConico and Kennetha Barnes, sisters of Isaac Goodlow III, filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Chicago against the Carol Stream Police Department and officers identified as John Does 1-6. The complaint seeks unspecified damages.
Messages seeking comment on the lawsuit were left Wednesday morning with the police department and Chief Donald Cummings.
Officers responding to a domestic violence call fatally shot Goodlow, 30, around 4:15 a.m. Feb. 3 in his home in the Villagebrook Apartments in Carol Stream.
At the time, the police department said on its Facebook page that officers “encountered a tense, uncertain, and rapidly evolving situation, which resulted in officers discharging their weapons at the alleged domestic violence suspect.”
The sisters’ attorney, Andrew M. Stroth, said Goodlow was alone and in bed when officers, without identifying themselves, “bust open his bedroom door” and shot him.
“Isaac Goodlaw was shot directly in his heart,” Stroth said in a telephone interview.
Goodlow and his girlfriend had a dispute earlier in the evening, but she had left the home by the time officers arrived, Stroth said.
Stroth said he and Goodlow’s sisters have viewed police body camera footage of the episode, which he called an “unlawful, unjustified shooting.”
Carol Stream released the following statement.
“Today, the Village has been made aware that a lawsuit was filed by members of the Goodlow family. While the Village has not been served with the suit, at such a time that service may occur, we will review the suit in order to determine how best to proceed on behalf of those we serve.
The Village continues to extend condolences to the Goodlow family for their loss.
Additionally, the Village remains eager for the completion of the investigation by the Public Integrity Team and the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office so all parties can gain a fuller understanding of what, exactly, took place.
Finally, the Village anticipates that we will be able to share more information with the public regarding this incident, specifically the body-worn camera footage from the incident, in the very near future.“
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