Nov 16, 2023

Ring doorbell footage helped convict man in KC double murder

Posted Nov 16, 2023 2:00 AM
Goodrich-photo Jackson Co.
Goodrich-photo Jackson Co.

KANSAS CITY —A jury on Thursday convicted a Kansas City man in the fatal shootings in January 2023 of his girlfriend and her cousin outside the girlfriend's home in Kansas City, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker.

The jury convicted 51-year-old Damon Goodrich of two counts of Murder 2nd Degree and two counts of Armed Criminal Action.

The defendant will be sentenced at a hearing in January.

According to court records, Goodrich was accused of shooting his girlfriend and her cousin on Jan. 8, 2023. Teenage children of the female victim witnessed parts of the violence. Ring doorbell footage and surveillance cameras supported that the defendant was at or near the house during the encounter at the victim's residence.