Early Tuesday morning, Columbus police responded to a non-emergency disturbance call made by a neighbor on the 1000 block of Oberlin Drive on the city s Northwest Side about a man sitting for an extended period of time in an SUV that was running off and on.
A short time later, the man, identified Wednesday as 47-year-old Andre Maurice Hill, was dead after being shot by a responding officer.
The shooting comes at the end of a year that has seen protests across the nation against racial injustice by law enforcement in response to several high-profile shooting incidents, including the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
Columbus Police Chief Tom Quinlan is officially recommending that officer Adam Coy be terminated for fatally shooting Andre Hill, failing to activate his
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Originally published on December 24, 2020 6:16 pm
Updated 6 p.m. ET Thursday
Body camera footage shows a Columbus police officer fatally shooting 47-year-old Andre Maurice Hill less than 10 seconds after finding him in a garage early Tuesday. The officer who shot him is Adam Coy, a 19-year veteran of the department who has since been placed on paid administrative leave.
Coy is white; Hill was Black. Police say no weapon was found at the scene.
Thursday, Columbus Police Chief Tom Quinlan recommended that Coy be dismissed from the force.
Police officials say officers were dispatched to the city s Cranbrook neighborhood around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, responding to a nonemergency call about a man sitting inside a car repeatedly turning it on and off.
Columbus mayor calls for immediate termination of officer who fatally shot Andre Hill
Ginther said Columbus police officer Adam Coy violated department policy by failing to turn on his body camera in time and by failing to render aid to Andre Hill. Author: Brittany Bailey, Angela Reighard Published: 7:46 PM EST December 23, 2020 Updated: 11:53 PM EST December 23, 2020
COLUMBUS, Ohio Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther stood before cameras for a second day in a row to voice his anger, frustration and disappointment in the deadly shooting of Andre Hill.
“If my father or brother were walking out of my garage, would the result have been the same?” the mayor asked.
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The footage, released by the department Wednesday, also reveals that five and a half minutes passed after Hill s shooting before an officer attempts to administer first aid.
Police identified Adam Coy, a white man and 19-year veteran of the department, as the officer who shot Hill, who is Black.
Coy was placed on paid administrative leave Tuesday. At a press conference Wednesday afternoon, Mayor Andrew Ginther said he was outraged by the shooting and called for Coy s immediate termination. I am also very disturbed about what I don t see next in the body-worn camera footage, Ginther said. From what we can see, none of the officers initially at the scene provide medical assistance to Mr. Hill. No compression on the wounds to stop the bleeding. No attempts at CPR. Not even a hand on the shoulder and an encouraging word that medic were in route.