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Ohio Officer’s Bodycam Shows He Shot Unarmed Black Man Within 10 Seconds Of Encounter
By Gabriel Rosenberg
December 23, 2020
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.
Columbus police released records and video of the encounter Wednesday, along with Coy’s personnel file and discipline records. Coy is white; Hill was Black. Police say no weapon was found at the scene.
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New body camera video shows moments after Andre Hill was shot in Ohio
Columbus police say officers responded to a disturbance call early Tuesday morning. They said Hill was walking toward the officers when they lost sight of one of his hands and opened fire.Joshua A. Bickel/The Columbus Dispatch via USA Today
Columbus, Ohio, Mayor Andrew Ginther has called for the termination of a police officer involved in the shooting of an unarmed Black man after body camera footage released Wednesday showed the officer did not appear to provide immediate aid to the victim.