MARION, Va. — The man accused of fatally shooting a sheriff’s deputy in southwest Virginia and wounding another deputy earlier this month has died at a Tennessee hospital, a local prosecutor said.
Timothy Wayne Goodman, 65, of North Carolina, died Friday morning at Johnson City Medical Center, according to a news release from Smyth County District Attorney Phillip Blevins.
Goodman was charged with aggravated murder in the Aug. 9 death of Smyth County Deputy Hunter Reedy, as well as four counts of attempted murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, Blevins said previously. The other Smyth County deputy who was injured was released a day after the shooting and is recovering at home, news sources reported.
According to police, Goodman was also hospitalized after being shot during the struggle with officers.
Goodman’s death “closes an important chapter in this case, but our commitment to support Officer Reedy’s family, the other officers involved, and the entire law enforcement community is stronger than ever,” Blevins said in the release.
Authorities said the shootings occurred during a traffic stop involving Reedy and Marion police officers. An investigation revealed that Goodman was involved in a confrontation with Marion officers and the officers before the shooting, Virginia State Police said.
Reedy’s funeral was scheduled for Saturday at a church in Chilhowie. Reedy, 28, went to high school in Chilhowie and was a police officer there before joining the sheriff’s office. He was married with three children.
