Columbus, Ohio police officer charged in the December killing of Andre Hill
Adam Coy, a 19-year veteran of the Columbus, Ohio, Division of Police, was arrested on charges of homicide Wednesday in the December 22 killing of Andre Hill, a 47-year-old African American man who was unarmed at the time of the shooting.
Coy, who is white, was suspended and then fired after the December shooting. He has also been charged with dereliction of duty and felonious assault.
Andre Hill (Facebook)
Officer Coy and his partner were responding to a complaint from a neighborhood resident, who claimed they had seen a suspicious vehicle in the area.