Body camera footage showed 47-year-old Hill emerge from a garage while holding up a cellphone in his left-hand seconds before he is fatally shot by a Columbus police officer. The nationwide search for a new permanent chief is on.
Columbus police chief stepping down after Hill, Goodson shooting deaths
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Columbus Division of Police Chief Thomas Quinlan has stepped down from his position. Photo courtesy of Columbus Division of Police/Website
Jan. 28 (UPI) The chief of police for Columbus, Ohio, is stepping down, the city s mayor said after two Black men were recently shot and killed by police officers.
In a recorded statement on Thursday, Mayor Andrew J. Ginther said Columbus Division of Police Chief Thomas Quinlan was to be moved to deputy chief, stating he failed to implement the reforms and changes to the force expected of him when he was appointed to the city s top cop in December 2019.
By MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The chief of police in Columbus, Ohio, is “stepping back” following the death of Andre Hill, an unarmed Black man who was shot and killed by a police officer last month. The city is now conducting a national search to replace Chief Thomas Quinlan, Columbus Mayor Andrew [.]
Quinlan steps down as Columbus police chief at Mayor Ginther s request
According to an internal department memo obtained by 10TV, Quinlan will stay with the department as deputy chief. Author: 10TV Web Staff Updated: 11:27 PM EST January 28, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio Thomas Quinlan has agreed to be demoted from the position of Columbus Police Chief, at the request of Mayor Andrew Ginther.
In an emailed statement, Ginther said, It became clear to me that Chief Quinlan could not successfully implement the reform and change I expect and that the community demands.
Ginther went on to say he felt people who live in Columbus lost faith in Quinlan and the police department s ability to change on its own.