Uphill battle to convict cop who shot Andre Hill, data shows
by Farnoush Amiri And Andrew Welsh-Huggins, The Associated Press
Posted Feb 4, 2021 2:53 pm EDT
Last Updated Feb 4, 2021 at 2:58 pm EDT
This undated photo provided by the Franklin County Ohio Sheriff s Department shows Adam Coy. The former Columbus Police officer was charged with murder Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in the latest fallout following the December shooting death of 47-year-old Andre Hill, a Black man, the state s attorney general said. (Franklin County Ohio Sheriff s Department via AP)
COLUMBUS, Ohio The indictment of the white Ohio police officer who shot and killed Andre Hill, a Black man, was cheered by Hill’s family, even as data shows and experts conclude that the next step securing a conviction will be difficult, if not impossible.
Officer says Adam Coy yelled there’s a gun in his other hand before shooting Andre Hill
The city fired Officer Adam Coy finding that the “known facts do not establish that this use of deadly force was objectively reasonable.” Author: Bennett Haeberle Updated: 11:03 PM EST December 29, 2020
COLUMBUS, Ohio The second Columbus police officer who responded to a non-emergency call with Officer Adam Coy told investigators that she did not “observe any threats from” Andre Hill and “did not see a weapon” but could not see his right side before Coy opened fire.
Officer Amy Detweiler told investigators with the internal affairs unit of the Columbus Division of Police that Coy yelled “there’s a gun in his other hand, there’s a gun in his other hand.”