COLUMBUS, Ohio — The city of Columbus has agreed to pay $10 million to the family of André Hill, an unarmed Black man fatally shot by former Columbus police officer
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I’m somewhat surprised that we still haven’t reached the point where legislators are pushing police reform. Even if they’re unmoved by the loss of life, you would think they would grow tired of paying out millions over unnecessary deaths. Case in point: The city of Columbus, Ohio, has agreed to pay the family of André Hill $10 million.
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According to WBNS, Hill was fatally shot last December by former Columbus Division of Police Officer Adam Coy. Coy and his partner were responding to a call about a suspicious vehicle and approached a garage where Hill was visiting a friend. While the officer’s body cameras weren’t turned on, a brief clip without audio shows Hill approaching the officer with his cell phone in his hand with his right hand not visible. Within seconds Coy shot Hill. After 10 minutes without receiving any aid, Hill was taken to a local hospital where he died.
Columbus, Ohio, is set to pay the family of Andre Hill $10 million after Hill was killed in December by a now-former police officer who has since been charged with murder.
The settlement of $10 million will come to a vote on Monday at the Columbus City Council, 10 WBNS reported.
“We understand that because of this former officer’s actions, the Hill family will never be whole,” Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein said. “No amount of money will ever bring Andre’ Hill back to his family, but we believe this is an important and necessary step in the right direction.”
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Along with the highest settlement ever paid out by Columbus, Hill will get a community gymnasium named after him.