Master Police Officer Jeremiah Montgomery Goodson Jr., 32, was shot and killed on July 17, 2012, in Lumberton, North Carolina. He was off duty and had spotted a man wanted on outstanding warrants at a gas station on Fayetteville Road. After calling the department to report the suspect’s location, Goodson and an arriving officer approached the vehicle. The suspect fired from inside the car, striking Goodson in the chest; he died after being taken to Southeastern Regional Medical Center.

The suspect, identified as 27-year-old Marques Brown, was taken into custody at the scene. Brown’s record described prior convictions including breaking and entering, larceny, receiving stolen property, motor vehicle theft, and possession of a firearm by a felon; he had been released from prison in 2007 after serving two years and seven months for a felony breaking and entering conviction. Officer Goodson had served six years with the Lumberton Police Department and is survived by his expectant wife, son, daughter, parents, and two siblings. A bridge at I-95 exit 22 in Lumberton was named the Jeremiah M. Goodson Memorial Bridge on June 26, 2015.

Does anyone have memories of Officer Goodson or information about the shooting that could add detail to the record?