Andre Hill: white Ohio police officer who shot dead Black man is fired
by Associated Press from US news | The Guardian on (#5C5W4)
Authorities call killing a tragedy' after Hill, 47, was shot while holding a cellphone and then denied aid
A white Ohio police officer was fired Monday after bodycam footage showed him fatally shooting Andre Hill, a Black man who was holding a cellphone, then refusing to aid him for several minutes.
Columbus police officer Adam Coy was fired hours after a hearing. His firing was announced in a statement from Ned Pettus Jr, the director of Columbus public safety.
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