Sergeant Jason Michael Goodding, 39, was killed in the line of duty on the evening of February 5, 2016, in Seaside, Oregon. A 13-year veteran of the Seaside Police Department, Goodding and a fellow officer, David Davidson, stopped a man on the 300 block of Broadway Street who had an active felony warrant. That man, identified as 55-year-old Phillip Ferry, resisted arrest. A Taser was deployed but Ferry managed to produce a firearm and shot Sergeant Goodding in an area not covered by his ballistic vest.

Officer Davidson returned fire, and Ferry died at the scene from three gunshot wounds. Goodding was transported to a local hospital and later died of his wounds. Clatsop County District Attorney Josh Marquis later ruled the officers’ use of force against Ferry justifiable. An investigation into how Ferry, a convicted felon, obtained the weapon led to the arrest and federal prosecution of the man from whom the pistol had been taken; that man received a federal prison sentence.

Goodding was remembered as a husband, father of two young daughters, and a coach in local sports. If anyone remembers Sergeant Goodding, his last shift, or the events on Broadway Street that night, please share what you know.