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Tyler Goodson, Alabama man who shot to fame with "S-Town" podcast, killed by police during standoff, authorities say
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Date:2025-04-22 18:35:08
A man featured in the hit podcast "S-Town" that chronicled events in a rural Alabama community was shot and killed by police during a weekend standoff in the town, authorities said Monday.
Tyler Goodson, 32, of Woodstock, was shot and killed by officers after he barricaded himself inside a home and "brandished a gun" at officers early Sunday, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said.
The agency's statement said the Woodstock Police Department had initially responded to a "call for service" early Sunday and the standoff ensued. Multiple law enforcement agencies converged on the home.
The statement said Goodson was shot by officers during the confrontation and was subsequently pronounced dead.
The state agency did not describe what led to the initial call to the home.
Goodson took to Facebook at 1:39 a.m. Sunday, where he posted his final message before his death, CBS affiliate WIAT-TV reported.
"Police bout to shoot me down in my own yard," a message posted early Sunday on Goodson's Facebook account read, WIAT reported.
The state agency is reviewing the shooting and will turn its findings over to the Bibb County district attorney.
BREAKING🚨 Tyler Goodson, a man from Woodstock well-known for his featured role in the the podcast "S-Town," was shot and killed during a stand-off with police over the weekend. https://t.co/XifqPh8oLp
— CBS 42 (@CBS_42) December 4, 2023
The 2017 podcast, which won a Peabody Award, told the story of an Alabama man named John B. McLemore, who died by suicide before the show came out. McLemore's use of an expletive to describe his hometown gives the podcast its abbreviated title. The podcast has been downloaded over 100 million times since its release, WIAT reported.
"S-Town" begins telling the story of a reputed killing and also another death and winds up focusing on the eccentric McLemore, a restorer of antique clocks, and his tortured relationship with the town of Woodstock. Several people in his life were also featured, including Goodson.
Goodson said that McLemore was like a father to him, WIAT reported.
"Because you know, I ain't ever had no daddy worth a damn. He's just about the only daddy I've got," Goodson said of McLemore in the third episode of the podcast.
Woodstock, with a population of about 1,500 people, is located about 35 miles southwest of Birmingham.
"I know that everyone wants answers and details, myself included," Woodstock Mayor Jeff Dodson said in a statement Monday. "Tyler was well known and loved by myself, his family and this community. That love extends far beyond due to the S-Town podcast.
"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," the mayor added.
Goodson is believed to have had five children at the time of his death, WIAT reported.
Julie Synder, the executive producer of "S-Town" declined to immediately comment when reached by email.
Goodson in 2017 received a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to burglary and theft charges accusing him of taking items from McLemore's property after his death. Goodson, before pleading guilty, had maintained he was retrieving items that belonged to him.
Goodson told The Associated Press in 2017 that the podcast had brought a deluge of attention on him and the town, but neither have done him any favors.
"It's a sad story, especially if you're part of it," Goodson said.
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