The union that represents Columbus police officers says it hasn't decided yet whether to formally challenge the firing of the officer who shot and killed Andre Hill
Bodycam footage shows Andre Hill received no aid for several minutes yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Dec 31, 2020
Officers are trained to react within split seconds when responding to unknown situations. That training is supposed to equip them to make good decisions.
Despite that, inevitably errors will occur. But they happen way too often, and also too often they involve black victims. The latest tragic incident involves last week’s police shooting of Andre Hill, 47, in Columbus. Hill, an unarmed black man, was shot to death by police as he held a cellphone.
The Columbus police officer who pulled the trigger, Adam Coy, was fired this week after an employment hearing. Columbus Public Safety Director Ned Pettus Jr. released a statement that said, in part, “The actions of Adam Coy do not live up to the oath of a Columbus police officer, or the standards we, and the community, demand of our officers. The shooting of Andre Hill is a tragedy for all who loved him in addition to the community and our Division of Police.”