I need for him to do serious time because that was completely uncalled for." I want justice for everyone who has been done wrong," Shawna Barnett, Hill's sister, told "Good Morning America." "I don't think him retiring or leaving his job is good enough. Hill's family doesn't think firing Coy goes far enough, and want charges pressed against the officer.
On Thursday, the acting prosecutor for Franklin County, Ohio, where Columbus is located, appointed the state's attorney general, David Yost, as a special assistant in the case. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is handling the criminal investigation of Hill's death. "Any other officers found to have violated policy will be held accountable," Quinn said in his statement Thursday. The second involves the additional officers tied to the incident, who also either failed to activate their body-worn cameras or render aid. One entails Coy's use of deadly force, failure to activate his body-worn camera and failure to render aid, Quinn said. Two investigations are currently underway in the Columbus Division of Police. The vice president of the local police union told The Associated Press that Columbus police officer Coy hours was fired hours after a hearing was held Monday to determine his employment. "The shooting of Andre Hill is a tragedy for all who loved him in addition to the community and our Division of Police." "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 statement said. said in a statement on Monday that he was upholding Chief Quinlan's recommendation to terminate Coy. "This violation cost an innocent man his life."Ĭolumbus Public Safety Director Ned Pettus, Jr. And the consequences of that violation are so great, it requires immediate action," Quinlan said. "We have an officer who violated his oath to comply with the rules and policies of the Columbus Division of Police. Quinlan bypassed the usual hearing he holds with an officer, and said it is not a rush to judgment.
Quinlan filed two departmental charges alleging critical misconduct against officer Coy, which he said were sustained after an expedited investigation. "I have seen everything I need to see to reach the conclusion that Officer Coy must be terminated, immediately." "Like all of you, I witnessed his critical misconduct firsthand via his body-worn camera," he said.
In a statement Thursday announcing his recommendation for Coy's termination, Columbus Police Chief Thomas Quinlan referred to Hill's death as "preventable" and "senseless violence." 22.īody camera footage of the incident released Wednesday also showed the officer did not appear to provide immediate aid to Hill. The police officer, identified as Adam Coy, a 19-year veteran of the Columbus Division of Police, was stripped of all police powers after it was discovered that he did not turn on his body camera until after fatally shooting Hill early on Tuesday, Dec. A hearing is set for the police officer involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Black man last week.ĬOLUMBUS - A Columbus, Ohio police officer was fired Monday after bodycam footage showed him fatally shooting 47-year-old Andre Hill, a Black man holding a cellphone, and refusing to administer first aid for several minutes.
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