Jody Goode, 43, of Odessa, Texas, was shot to death in the early morning hours of August 24, 2022. Police say Goode was involved in a physical altercation with a known associate shortly before the shooting. A witness to the fight told investigators they fired multiple times in defense of the other person involved in the altercation.

Officers found Goode around 2:40 a.m. in the front yard in the 1100 block of Jeter Avenue with gunshot wounds. The case is under investigation and has been forwarded to the Ector County District Attorney’s Office for review; no arrests have been announced.

Goode’s family and friends describe him as loyal and stand-up, and the community continues to mourn. If anyone saw what happened on Jeter Avenue that morning or has information about the altercation, please come forward.