Family, friends of Carol Stream man fatally shot by police renew calls for justice
CAROL STREAM, Ill. — A fiery meeting unfolded in Carol Stream on Monday night as the family of a man who was shot to death by police last month renewed their calls for justice.
One by one, Issac Goodlow’s family members took to the podium at the Board of Trustees meeting in Carol Stream.
At times, Goodlow’s uncle spoke directly to the Chief of police, calling for his resignation.
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“You should step down, you should step down,” Henry Pigram, Goodlow’s uncle, said.
Tyrone Muhammad, the leader of Ex-Cons for Community and Social Change stood with the family outside the village hall for a press conference prior to Monday’s meeting.
During the conference, Goodlow’s family members and loved ones said body camera footage of the Feb. 3 shooting, publicly released Friday, omits something they saw in a private viewing last month.
Pressure to make the police body camera footage from that morning public resulted in its release on Friday.
“We share these videos as part of our commitment to transparency and our intention to give the public a full understanding of the events that unfolded that morning,” Carol Stream police Chief Donald Cummings said in a video shared on Friday.
The video shows six officers entering Goodlow’s apartment around 5 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3, after receiving a call regarding an alleged domestic violence incident.
That initial call, according to sources, was made by a sister of Goodlow’s girlfriend. Sources say she was not in the apartment when police arrived.
Shots then ring out as officers enter, one of which is alleged to have struck Goodlow’s heart.
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Sources say Goodlow was then tased and had his hands cuffed behind his back before CPD was initiated.
The family, however, maintains that key portions of the video are still missing.
In a statement issued on Monday, the Metropolitan Emergency Response and Investigative Team disputed the family’s stance.
The Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act and Freedom of Information Act require the redaction of certain audio or visual elements – including faces, names, or other personally identifying information – from publicly released videos. Other than the required redactions, the Public Integrity Team has confirmed the videos are continuous and have not been materially altered or edited. Mr. Goodlow’s family and their attorney were afforded the opportunity to review the video prior to public release,” the statement read in part.
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An 11-count lawsuit filed by the family last week against the Village of Carol Stream and the officers involved states that Issac was murdered by one or more Village of Carol Stream police officers, who entered his home without consent, without warning, without a warrant and without probable cause.
“They didn’t have no warrant or any proper cause to enter my brother’s home, let alone shoot him when they entered his home. They didn’t give him the opportunity to speak up on his behalf,” Goodlow’s brother Michael Pigram said.
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