By Andrea Januta, Andrew Chung, Jaimi Dowdell and Lawrence Hurley
(Reuters) - Luke Stewart was sleeping in his car in Euclid, Ohio, when police came upon him. Moments later, he lay dying from gunshot wounds to his chest and neck.
Clayton Dobbins looked suspicious to the Irving, Texas, officer who saw him riding his bike in his own neighborhood. He was chased down, shocked with a Taser and jailed.
Shase Howse raised cops suspicions by fumbling for his keys while standing on his front porch in Cleveland. He was slammed to the ground, handcuffed and jailed.
None of these three men were breaking the law when they drew the attention of police. None were armed. All were black.
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A weapon was not recovered at the scene.
The man s name has not been released, pending family notification. Columbus police officers involved in shootings are not identified for at least 24 hours after the shooting, per Division of Police policy. The body-worn camera footage also documents a delay in rendering of first-aid to the man, according to a city Department of Public Safety release.
The officer involved in the shooting has been placed on administrative leave. He will not return to work until he has been cleared by an independent psychologist, according to the release.
Ginther said he took the additional step of asking Police Chief Tom Quinlan to relieve the officer of duty – the equivalent of suspension – based on what he said he saw on the footage.
Columbus officials have released the name of the police officer who shot and killed an unarmed Black man early Tuesday.
Adam Coy has been placed on paid leave. Mayor Andy Ginther told reporters Tuesday coy did not activate his body camera before the shooting in the 1000 block of Oberlin Drive. Officers responded to calls about a man sitting in a vehicle for a long time, repeatedly turning the car on and off. Ginther says the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is leading the probe, and he has asked the U.S. Attorney in Columbus to review the case for civil rights violations. Ginther says he wants to maintain the public s trust in law enforcement: