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Video of officer-involved shooting appears to contradict San Antonio police chief’s initial claims

Surveillance footage raises new questions about fatal shooting of Randy Goodale

SAN ANTONIO – Video surveillance footage of a fatal officer-involved shooting obtained by the KSAT 12 Defenders appears to contradict the San Antonio police chief’s claims about what led up to the moment law enforcement officers opened fire on the suspect.

On Jan. 13, police and federal law enforcement agents were attempting to arrest Randall Goodale at a home in the 4400 block of Stetson View on a federal felony warrant for felon in possession of a handgun, SAPD Chief William McManus previously said on the day of the incident.

McManus told media in a two-minute briefing at the scene that officers opened fire after Goodale “started ramming into occupied police vehicles.” He said Goodale, 45, was shot and killed by one SAPD officer and one federal law enforcement agent.

When asked by a reporter at the scene why police officers opened fire, McManus doubled down: “Well, he was ramming the cars, for one. And there were officers in the vehicles whose lives were being threatened by that."

Police have not said whether Goodale was armed and have not yet responded to requests for information beyond a written statement and McManus’ briefing at the scene. “This investigation is far from over,” McManus cautioned shortly after the shooting.

But McManus’ claim that Goodale was killed while ramming occupied police vehicles appears to be contradicted by home surveillance footage of the fatal incident obtained by KSAT. The footage appears to show that Goodale’s vehicle didn’t move until after the fatal shots were fired.

The roughly 2-minute video, filmed from above the garage, begins as multiple officers pull up in marked and unmarked vehicles to a house in a neighborhood that has a trailer and red pickup truck parked in the driveway. (Goodale is sitting in the driver’s seat but cannot be seen clearly in the video because the trailer blocks the camera’s view.)

As soon as officers block the driveway, several exit the vehicles and draw their guns. About 15 seconds after pointing their weapons, officers can be seen opening fire on the truck from multiple angles.

Shortly after officers finished shooting (police have not yet provided the number of shots fired), the truck slowly moves down the driveway and bumps into one of the parked, unmarked police vehicles, which appears to be unoccupied.

A plume of smoke rises from the truck’s rear tires, potentially a result of Goodale’s feet hitting the brake and accelerator after being shot.

The footage does not include audio of the shooting, and KSAT has muted the video to leave out comments of residents who were watching the footage. A white cursor arrow seen in the footage was part of the original video and was not added by KSAT.

In a statement released Wednesday, SAPD spokesperson Sgt. Michelle Ramos reiterated that the information McManus provided on the day of the shooting was preliminary. She also said videos “don’t always provide the full scope of an officer’s perception.”

“Chief McManus provided information at the scene as the investigation was just underway. As always, this is preliminary information and subject to change as the investigation unfolds. Surveillance videos are important, however, they don’t always provide the full scope of an officer’s perception. For example, there is no audio in the video you obtained so you cannot hear what the officers are experiencing. In addition, you cannot see what the suspect is doing so you do not know what the officers are perceiving. The SAPD Officer Involved Shooting Team is conducting an investigation. At the conclusion of the investigation, the results will be forwarded to the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office for an independent review.”Sgt. Michelle Ramos, police spokesperson

The owner of the surveillance system and property where Goodale was shot and killed spoke to the Defenders via telephone Wednesday morning on the condition that he not be identified by name for fear of retribution.

He said Goodale was working on the truck when officers pulled up to the home, and that the footage provided to the Defenders shows their entire encounter.

He conceded that he and other people inside the home at the time of the shooting hid a recording of the incident out of fear that officers would destroy it.

Randall Goodale, 45, was shot and killed by San Antonio police and a federal task force member on Jan. 13, 2020. (KSAT)

During the briefing, McManus said police removed Goodale from his truck after the shooting and took him down the street before administering first aid, due to concerns that other people who could pose a threat to law enforcement were inside the home.

KSAT requested the police report and Goodale’s arrest warrant, but as of Wednesday, the documents were not provided.

Goodale has an extensive criminal history in Bexar County that spans back to 1995, when he was convicted of burglary of a habitation by force. He was sentenced to seven years in prison.

Goodale also has convictions for drug possession, stealing a vehicle and being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was convicted in federal court for identity theft, records show.

Goodale was most recently arrested in May by San Antonio police for a drug charge, which violated the terms of his parole in the federal identity theft case.

San Antonio police were cooperating with the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, comprised of deputy U.S. Marshals and local law enforcement, when serving the warrant.

The U.S. Marshals, which had agents on scene, declined to comment on the shooting and referred all questions to San Antonio police, the lead agency on Goodale’s case.

Since the shooting, San Antonio police officers have been removed from the federal task force, though SAPD officials did not provide a reason for the move.

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San Antonio police pull detectives from federal task force after officer-involved shooting

San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said he pulled his officers from the task force Friday citing resource and operational issues.

Author: Mariah Medina (KENS5)

Published: 10:29 PM CST January 21, 2020

Updated: 10:49 PM CST January 21, 2020

SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Police Department decided Friday it would pull its detectives from the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, officials from both agencies confirmed Tuesday. 

The decision came days after members of the task force fatally shot a wanted man while attempting to apprehend him at a home in the 4400 block of Stetson View near Interstate 37. The task force – comprised of federal, state and local agencies, including the San Antonio Police Department – was attempting to arrest Randy Goodale on a felony warrant last Monday. 

Goodale's friends and family shared home surveillance video with KENS 5 shortly after the deadly shooting. KENS 5 is not showing the video because the individual who shared it did not have permission from the owner to give it to KENS 5. 

The video appears to contradict the sequence of events San Antonio Police Chief William McManus gave immediately after the shooting. 

"When task force members arrived at the scene, they surrounded the individual and he started ramming into occupied police vehicles," McManus told members of the media hours after the shooting. "One of the members of the task force fired, and one member of the SAPD who was there in support, fired."

The video provided by friends suggests the truck that Goodale was in rolled forward and hit law enforcement vehicles after shots were fired, though a trailer blocks the view of the truck Goodale was in when he was shot. Smoke from the tires is seen rising from behind the trailer as the task force moves in.

“(The video) didn’t even get close to telling the story of what happened, so it’s tough to rely on that video to make a determination of what happened," McManus said Tuesday. "Especially with no sound.”

Asked squarely whether he intentionally misled members of the public in the aftermath of the shooting, McManus responded, “No, I never have and I never would.”

McManus said he tries to inform the public of what's going on immediately after critical situations, such as last Monday's officer-involved shooting, as an effort to quell any panic.

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"What I know at the time is the information I pass on," McManus explained Tuesday. "The trade off to not being 100% accurate is to not give any information at all if I'm not clear on it."

McManus said the owner of the video has so far refused to share it with police and that the first time he had seen the video was when KENS 5 sent it over to the public information office last week for comment.

“You could only see the roof of the car in the video," McManus said. "You could just see it moving, the smoke coming up—that was about it. Difficult to make any assessment from that video.”

The video doesn't show what marshals and police saw before they fired shots. McManus said he wouldn't speculate on why they shot until the investigation is complete.

McManus said his agency has been working with the U.S. Marshals Service to fill any voids their absence from the task force may cause.

“We had been taking internally about pulling those detectives from the task force, pulling them back under our umbrella as an additional resource," McManus said. "It was some operational issues as well. A combination of those two things. I spoke with the marshal, we met on it, and told her I was pulling the detectives back from the task force.”