An Alabama man who was featured in an award-winning podcast about crime and corruption rumors in a small city between Birmingham and Tuscaloosa died Sunday in a shootout with police, in response to state authorities.
Special brokers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) are investigating the officer-involved capturing in Woodstock that left Joseph Tyler Goodson, 32, of Woodstock, lifeless over the weekend, ALEA stated in an announcement Monday.
The capturing occurred shortly after midnight, when officers with the Woodstock Police Department responded to a name for service close to the five hundred block of Georgia Loop in Woodstock, ALEA stated.
Upon arrival, police positioned Goodson, who garnered native and nationwide recognition after being featured on the “S-Town” podcast, barricaded inside a residence, “and a standoff ensued,” the state company stated.
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Goodson, a person featured within the podcast that chronicled occasions in a rural Alabama group, died after being shot by police throughout a standoff, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, a state company stated. (Jay Reeves, File)
Law enforcement officers from numerous companies have been referred to as for help.
Goodson allegedly brandished a gun throughout the incident, and officers shot and killed him. Police haven’t launched some other details about the lethal shootout.
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Just earlier than his demise, Goodson apparently took to Facebook to share what was occurring from his since-deleted account, in response to native information.
“Police bout to shoot me down in my own yard,” he wrote, as WIAT and al.com first reported.

The shootout occurred shortly after midnight, when officers with the Woodstock Police Department responded to a name for service close to the five hundred block of Georgia Loop in Woodstock, ALEA stated. (Google Maps)
Woodstock Mayor Jeff Dodson stated in an announcement shared with Fox News Digital he is aware of “everyone wants answers and details” relating to Goodson’s demise.
“Tyler was well known and loved by myself, his family and this community. That love extends far beyond due to the ‘S-Town’ podcast,” he stated. “Please remember at this time that he is so much more than a character to the fans who loved him. This young man was a father, son, brother and friend to many.”
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“S-Town” paperwork life — and scandalous rumors — in Woodstcok from the attitude of a person named John B. McLemore, who reached out to journalist Brian Reed through e-mail in 2012 utilizing a nickname with an expletive for his city, which he loves and hates on the similar time. McLemore, a clock repairman, requested Reed, who was based mostly in New York, to research a homicide within the small Alabama city, and Reed took him up on the request after a couple of yr of e-mail correspondence.
McLemore died by suicide in 2015 whereas the present was nonetheless in manufacturing. The podcast aired in 2017.
Goodson was McLemore’s buddy and worker and referred to McLemore as a father determine.
“If (Goodson) has his shirt on, you know he must be going to court. At least that’s what his mom will tell me one day,” Reed says within the first episode of “S-Town.” “Today, apparently, he’s not on the docket because he’s standing here, shirtless, tattooed, with an anatomical heart on his chest that says ‘misery loves company.’”
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Reed added that Goodson was telling tales about “run-ins with the cops” throughout their first assembly.
In 2017, Goodson was arrested for allegedly taking issues from McLemore’s property after his demise. Goodson stated he was getting objects that belonged to him at McLemore’s house, a element that’s talked about within the podcast.
“S-Town,” which comes from “Serial” Productions and “This American Life,” gained the Peabody Award in 2017.
Goodson instructed The Associated Press in a 2017 interview his fame from the podcast had not helped him in life.
“It’s a sad story, especially if you’re part of it,” Goodson stated.
An investigation into the shootout is ongoing, ALEA stated. Authorities will submit findings to the Bibb County District Attorney’s Office as soon as the investigation is full.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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