WOODSTOCK, Ala. — Police shot and killed a man featured in the hit podcast "S-Town," which chronicled events in a rural Alabama community, during a weekend standoff in the town, authorities said Monday.
Officers shot and killed Joseph Tyler Goodson, 32, of Woodstock, after he barricaded himself inside a home and "brandished a gun" at officers early Sunday, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency claimed.
The agency's statement said the Woodstock Police Department initially responded to a "call for service" early Sunday and the standoff ensued. Multiple law enforcement agencies converged on the home.
The state agency did not describe what led to the initial call to the home.
"Police bout to shoot me down in my own yard," a message posted early Sunday on Goodson's Facebook account read, according to news outlets WIAT and al.com.
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The state agency is reviewing the shooting and will turn its findings over to the Bibb County district attorney.
The 2017 podcast, which won a Peabody Award, told the story of an Alabama man named John B. McLemore, who died before the show came out. McLemore's use of an expletive to describe his hometown gives the podcast its abbreviated title.
"S-Town" begins telling the story of a reputed killing and another death but winds up focusing on McLemore and his tortured relationship with the town of Woodstock. Several people in his life were also featured, including Goodson.
"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.
Woodstock, with a population of about 1,500 people, is about 35 miles southwest of Birmingham.
