By A former police officer was convicted of murder on Monday, 4th of November, 2024 in the shooting of Andre Hill, a Black man who was holding a cell phone and keys when he was killed.
Officer Adam Coy, who served nearly 20 years with the Columbus police force, shot Hill four times in a garage nearly four years ago.
Coy, who is White, was fired after the shooting. He later told jurors he thought Hill was holding a silver revolver. “I thought I was going to die,” he testified.
It was only after he rolled over Hill’s body and saw the keys he realized there was no gun, Coy said. “I knew at that point I made a mistake. I was horrified.”
Coy, who was partially blocked from view by his grim-faced attorneys, did not visibly react to the verdict but muffled cries could be heard in the courtroom when it was announced, CNN reports.
Prosecutors asked for the former officer to be sentenced immediately, but Franklin County Judge Stephen McIntosh instead set a sentencing date of November 25.
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