The Columbus Dispatch
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Andre Hill s only daughter said Thursday that former police officer Adam Coy messed with the wrong family. This is what s supposed to happen when another person murders somebody, Karissa Hill said.
The family of Hill, a 47-year-old unarmed Black man killed by Coy on Dec. 22, said Thursday morning they took the first step in what they called a journey for justice. Coy was indicted and charged Wednesday with murder, felonious assault and dereliction of duty.
Hill s family, accompanied by civil rights attorney Ben Crump, spoke Thursday in Columbus about the indictment returned by a Franklin County grand jury.
Weekend demonstrations to honor Black people killed by police have been paused as the city prepares for an “armed march” by pro-Trump supporters at the Ohio Statehouse.
A rally in honor of Andre Hill, a Black man killed by Columbus Police officer Adam Coy on Dec. 22, was scheduled at City Hall at 3:30 p.m. Friday.
However, Hill’s sister, Shawna Barnett, announced that the event was canceled via a Facebook post on Wednesday. Barnett said the event was canceled because of safety concerns.
Additionally, the People’s Justice Project (PJP), in collaboration with the Black Abolitionist Collective of Ohio, Central Ohio Freedom Fund and Showing Up for Racial Justice had planned a “Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend of Action,” which included a Black Lives Matter march and rally on Saturday in Goodale Park.