An affidavit says the defendant’s mother and his father’s friend were nearby when the shots were fired inside the home.
GREENVILLE, Ind. — The probable cause affidavit in a Floyd County double killing case describes a scene in which a mother says she was nearly hit by gunfire and another witness ran from the house after her son allegedly shot his father and stepfather during an early-morning confrontation.
That witness-centered account gives the case much of its force. Investigators are not only accusing Easton Goode, 23, of murdering Kelly Goode and Bradley Butler, they are also alleging criminal recklessness because other people were close enough to be endangered. The record now public outlines who was in the room, where they were standing and how the shooting unfolded in front of surviving witnesses whose statements are likely to matter throughout the prosecution.
The affidavit says the mother was on the couch with her husband, Butler, when Kelly Goode and his friend arrived at the home on Georgetown-Greenville Road. She had called Kelly Goode, her ex-husband, after a long and chaotic effort to settle their son. By then, she had already seen Easton Goode vomit, fight with Butler, calm down, fight again and be held in a bedroom in hopes that he would sleep. When he returned, investigators wrote, he stood at the hallway entrance with his hand to his side, telling everyone to “shut up” and “I don’t want to hear it.” The mother said that was when she noticed a gun in his hand.
According to the filing, Kelly Goode and his friend approached him. The affidavit says Easton Goode then shot Kelly Goode, who fell immediately to the floor. Police say he next raised the gun and shot Butler, who was near the couch. The friend, the mother and Butler had all been standing or sitting nearby. After the shots, the mother and Kelly Goode’s roommate fled the house. She called 911. Later, while detectives interviewed her, she showed them a shirt with what the investigator described as both an entry and exit hole, saying she had nearly been struck by a bullet. That detail turned the witness account into part of the charging theory.
The same filing shows how the danger built before the gunfire. The mother told police she woke around 4:45 a.m. and found her son on the floor of his room, vomiting. Butler helped move him to the bed. Soon after, the affidavit says, Easton Goode came downstairs and became aggressive. One struggle ended with a hug and apology, suggesting the worst had passed. But after he went to a bathroom and came out partly naked and covered in feces, another confrontation followed. Butler used what the affidavit called a bear hug to restrain him in the master bedroom until he settled down. The mother then decided outside help was needed and called Kelly Goode to come get him.
The witness story is paired with an official response timeline. The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office said deputies received a call at about 5:45 a.m. reporting a shooting at the house. Officers arrived about 10 minutes later believing the suspect was armed and still inside. The affidavit says officers shouted commands without success. At 6:35 a.m., they saw him running naked through the house. Seven minutes later, they breached a rear door, used a flash-bang and arrested him. Investigators say he admitted shooting both men. First responders found Kelly Goode, 55, and Butler, 53, dead from apparent gunshot wounds.
What the affidavit does not settle is almost as important as what it says. It does not explain how the gun was accessed after the mother said she had made sure it was in a small safe. It does not provide toxicology results, even though witnesses described Easton Goode as drunk and out of control. It does not spell out whether the father’s friend saw both shots from start to finish or what additional forensic evidence backs each witness statement. Those gaps are common at this stage, but they point to the evidence likely to be fought over later.
The public record also shows the case widening beyond the shooting itself. Local reporting from Goode’s first court appearance said defense attorney Evan Bardach asked for a mental health evaluation and a medical referral, citing apparent injuries. Other reports noted a 2023 felony battery case in which Goode pleaded guilty after a friend’s jaw was fractured in five places. Those details do not answer the central question of what happened in the hallway, but they shape the broader picture jurors and the community may eventually hear.
For now, the two surviving adults identified in the affidavit remain the people who carry the case’s most immediate human detail: one ran from the home after watching two men fall, and the other says a bullet passed close enough to tear through her shirt. The next public checkpoint was set for April 16, with a jury trial on the calendar for July 20.
Author note: Last updated April 6, 2026.