Police released a timeline of the events the night of Sept. 12 that led to the shooting death of Brian Good and Patrolman Jerry Jones. Below is a compilation of that timeline, along with other facts released at the press conference.
Police released a timeline of the events the night of Sept. 12 that led to the shooting death of Brian Good and Patrolman Jerry Jones. Below is a compilation of that timeline, along with other facts released at the press conference.
Saturday, Sept. 12
9:18 p.m. - Good rams his truck into a car owned by a former girlfriend at the corner of Ohio and Lee streets in Charleston.
10:03 p.m. - Charleston Police car 102 attempts to stop Good at Park Avenue and Virginia Street for missing car lights. Good flees the scene and the chase is quickly terminated.
10:05 p.m. - Police reinitiate pursuit of Good's car after realizing that he was involved in the earlier incident. He is last seen exiting at the Oakwood exit of Interstate 64.
Sunday, Sept. 13
12:43 a.m. - Kanawha County Metro 911 gets a call of a possible drunken driver driving south on Interstate 77.
12:51 a.m. - Good's vehicle is spotted at Carroll Terrace Apartments.
12:52 a.m. - Good's vehicle strikes another vehicle as police attempt to stop him. The pursuit begins.
12:57 a.m. - Good turns onto Mill Creek Road with police behind him.
12:58 a.m. - Good attempts to strike a Charleston police cruiser.
Police released a timeline of the events the night of Sept. 12 that led to the shooting death of Brian Good and Patrolman Jerry Jones. Below is a compilation of that timeline, along with other facts released at the press conference.
Saturday, Sept. 12
9:18 p.m. - Good rams his truck into a car owned by a former girlfriend at the corner of Ohio and Lee streets in Charleston.
10:03 p.m. - Charleston Police car 102 attempts to stop Good at Park Avenue and Virginia Street for missing car lights. Good flees the scene and the chase is quickly terminated.
10:05 p.m. - Police reinitiate pursuit of Good's car after realizing that he was involved in the earlier incident. He is last seen exiting at the Oakwood exit of Interstate 64.
Sunday, Sept. 13
12:43 a.m. - Kanawha County Metro 911 gets a call of a possible drunken driver driving south on Interstate 77.
12:51 a.m. - Good's vehicle is spotted at Carroll Terrace Apartments.
12:52 a.m. - Good's vehicle strikes another vehicle as police attempt to stop him. The pursuit begins.
12:57 a.m. - Good turns onto Mill Creek Road with police behind him.
12:58 a.m. - Good attempts to strike a Charleston police cruiser.
12:59 a.m. - Good swerves into the opposing lane of traffic on Mill Creek Road. He tries to strike a police car driving toward him. Police try to use spike strips to stop Good, but he avoids them and then turns north onto W.Va. 114.
1:03 a.m. - Good turns right onto Quick Road.
1:03 a.m. - Bottles are thrown out the window of the vehicle.
1:05 a.m. - A toolbox is thrown out of the window.
Between 1:05 and 1:07 a.m. - Good turns into the gravel lot on Quick Road. Though he has room to escape to the left or right of the police car, Good rams the front of his vehicle into another police vehicle and continues spinning his wheels. A second vehicle also pulls up in front of Jones, preventing him from continuing to push the cruiser back. The man in the first cruiser gets out of the vehicle, in front of Good's car and between the two police vehicles.
1:07 a.m. - Police fire shots at Good. They strike him seven times. One shot hits their fellow police officer Jerry Jones, killing him. A shot is fired from Jones' weapon. Police take cover, believing they are being shot at.
1:08 a.m. - A Charleston Police supervisor requests a medic be dispatched to the scene.
1:09 a.m. - Officers on scene request medics.
1:10 a.m. - Officers on scene report that a fellow officer is down.
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