Ohio officer charged in fatal shooting of Andre Hill
People protesting Andre Hill s death in Colombus, Ohio, in December 2020. Photo: Stephen Zenner/AFP via Getty Images
An Ohio police office was charged with murder Wednesday in the fatal shooting of Andre Hill, an unarmed Black man, in Columbus, last December, AP reports.
Why it matters: Columbus Police Officer Adam Coy s indictment by a Franklin County grand jury followed an investigation by the Ohio Attorney General’s office. Coy, who is white, also faces charges of dereliction of duty for failing to use his body camera and for not telling another officer he believed Hill presented a danger.
Columbus Department of Public Safety
The former Columbus, Ohio, police officer who fatally shot Andre Hill, an unarmed Black man, has been charged with murder, prosecutors announced Wednesday night.
A Franklin County grand jury indicted Adam Coy on one count of murder in the commission of a felony and one count of felonious assault, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said. Coy, a 19-year veteran of the city s police force, was also charged with two counts of dereliction of duty for failing to engage his body camera and failing to inform his fellow officer that he believed Hill presented a danger.
Jan 8, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Whether an officer who instructed other officers to turn off their body cameras in the aftermath of Andre Hill’s death violated policy is part of a wide-ranging investigation into Hill’s killing, a city spokesperson said Thursday.
The instruction was captured on another officer’s body camera footage the day of the shooting and was included in several more copies of videos released by the city Thursday.
As officers begin to arrive to the scene early on the morning of Dec. 22, with Hill’s body still laying on the garage floor, an officer can be heard demanding all the other officers turn their body cameras off.
Columbus Police say they're now investigating an officer's instruction for other officers to turn off their body cameras following the fatal shooting of