The police officer who shot and killed an unarmed man in Columbus, Ohio, last week, has been fired, according to the city’s police chief. Officer Adam Coy was terminated on Monday after bodycam footage showed him fatally shooting 47-year-old Andre Hill, who was holding a cellphone, and failing to administer first aid for several minutes. Columbus Police Chief Thomas Quinlan said in a statement on Dec. 28 that, “the evidence provided solid rationale for termination.” “Mr. Coy will now have to answer to the state investigators for the death of Andre Hill,” Quinlan wrote. “This is what accountability looks like,” he added. Quinlan said in a statement issued on Dec. 24 that he had initiated action to terminate Coy, with a key step in this process being a hearing before the Public Safety Director, which took place on Monday. Columbus Public Safety Director Ned Pettus Jr. said in a statement that Coy was …
Ohio Police Officer Fired After Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Man Andre Hill
December 29, 2020
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