Beaumont woman arrested after shooting, standoff

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A Beaumont woman was charged with aggravated assault and child endangerment after allegedly shooting a man and barricading herself in an apartment Friday morning, Beaumont police said.

Olivia Goodman, 37, was taken into custody around 9 a.m., more than five hours after police responded to a shooting at Pointe North Apartments at 3:34 a.m.

When police arrived at the Magnolia Street complex, they found a 39-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his torso outside an apartment, BPD said. He was taken to Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.

A witness told police that Goodman had shot the man and that she was inside the apartment, BPD said. Officers "had information she had children inside the residence with her" and were unable to make contact with Goodman.

SWAT was called to the apartment, and around 7 a.m., a 7-year-old and an 11-year-old left the apartment, BPD said. They were placed with Child Protective Services.

Officers entered the apartment around 9 a.m. with a robot to secure the location and were searching the residence when Goodman arrived at the police station, spoke with detectives and was taken into custody. Police do not know when she left the apartment.

Drugs and a gun were found in the apartment during the search, the department said.

Goodman was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, child endangerment, felon in possession of a firearm and possession of a controlled substance.

According to public records, Goodman was convicted of a state jail felony in 2003.

Goodman and the man, who is now in stable condition, were acquaintances, BPD said.