Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 12/24/1947
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Apprehended
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Officer Goodson was killed while assisting another officer.
Officer Goodson was checking a bar on 22 Street South in St. Petersburg when another officer observed a man in possession of a weapon outside. Hearing a struggle, Officer Goodson went outside to assist the other officer. The suspect fired, hitting Goodson, who died of his wounds early on the following morning, Christmas Day 1947. The suspect was later arrested in Pinellas Park.
