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December 29, 2020

Columbus, OH, Police Officer Adam Coy Fired over Killing of Andre Hill
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The city of Columbus, Ohio, has fired the police officer who shot and
killed Andre Hill, a 47-year-old Black man. Officer Adam Coy also faces
criminal and internal investigations after last week's fatal shooting,
when Coy opened fire just seconds after encountering Hill, who was
unarmed. Officer Coy was not using his body camera properly at the time,
and he failed to administer aid to Hill for several minutes as Hill lay
dying. Coy has racked up dozens of citizen complaints since 2002,
including a 2012 incident when he repeatedly smashed the head of a
driver into a police cruiser during a traffic stop.


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