![]() The two back-to-back shootings have resulted in an outpour of criticism from advocates and the Black community in Columbus for wider and more comprehensive police reform. 4 by a white Franklin County Sheriff’s deputy. The killing of Hill at the hands of Columbus police follows the fatal shooting of Casey Goodson Jr. attorney’s office and the FBI’s Civil Rights Division.Ĭoy, a 17-year member of the force, was relieved of duty, ordered to turn in his gun and badge, and stripped of police powers last week. There is also an investigation under the state’s criminal investigations unit, under Yost, with assistance from the U.S. In addition to an internal police investigation, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost was appointed a special prosecutor in the death of Hill on Thursday. Although Coy was dispatched on a nonemergency call, the call became an enforcement action when the officer interacted with Hill because that was separate from the original call, said police department spokesperson Sgt. Officers must activate their body cameras as soon as they are dispatched to a major incident such as a shooting, robbery or burglary, under departmental policy. He said any others who violated department protocols will be held accountable. Hill lay on the garage floor for several minutes without any officer on the scene coming to his aid.Īn investigation is also being conducted into the other officers who responded to the call that ended in Hill being shot, who Quinlan said also appear to have either failed to activate their body cameras or to render Hill aid. There is no audio because the officer hadn’t activated the body camera an automatic “look back” feature captured the shooting without audio. Police bodycam footage showed Hill emerging from a garage and holding up a cellphone in his left hand seconds before he was fatally shot by Coy. Mayor Andrew Ginther said it remains unclear if that car had anything to do with Hill. Tuesday about a car in front of his house in the city’s northwest side that had been running, then shut off, then turned back on, according to a copy of the call released Wednesday. I do not know why … I would have liked to have him here, but it’s his decision.”Ĭoy and another officer responded to a neighbor’s nonemergency call after 1 a.m. “Officer Coy was given the opportunity today to come and participate,” Brian Steel, vice president of the police union, told reporters Monday. Members of the local Fraternal Order of Police attended the hearing on behalf of Coy, who was not in attendance, according to a statement from Pettus’ office. The public safety director upheld the recommendation of Police Chief Thomas Quinlan, who made a video statement Christmas Eve, saying he had seen enough to recommend Coy be terminated. The decision came after Pettus concluded a hearing to determine whether the actions taken by Coy in the moments before and after the fatal shooting of Hill on Tuesday were justified. “The shooting of Andre Hill is a tragedy for all who loved him in addition to the community and our Division of Police.”Ĭoy remains under criminal investigation for last week’s shooting. “The actions of Adam Coy do not live up to the oath of a Columbus Police officer, or the standards we, and the community, demand of our officers,” the statement read. ![]() ![]() COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A white Ohio police officer was fired Monday after bodycam footage showed him fatally shooting 47-year-old Andre Hill - a Black man who was holding a cellphone - and failing to administer first aid for several minutes.Ĭolumbus police officer Adam Coy was fired hours after a hearing was held to determine his employment, Columbus Public Safety Director Ned Pettus Jr. ![]()
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