The night of Goodwin's murder, Thomas accused Goodwin of "letting the town run wide open", to which Goodwin replied that Thomas had just as much authority to correct the situation as Goodwin did. Thomas opened fire, shooting Goodwin in the head three times.
The night of Goodwin's murder, Thomas accused Goodwin of "allowing the town to become lawless", to which Goodwin responded that Thomas had just as much authority to rectify the situation as Goodwin did. Thomas then fired upon Goodwin, shooting him in the head three times.