COLUMBUS, Ohio — The trial for former Columbus Division of Police officer Adam Coy is now underway.
10TV will stream the trial gavel-to-gavel on 10TV+. You can also watch the trial as it begins on Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV.
Coy, a 17-year veteran of the police force, fatally shot Andre Hill on Dec. 22, 2020 while responding to a neighbor's noise complaint.
He is charged with murder, reckless homicide and felonious assault in Hill's death. He was also charged with dereliction of duty for not activating his body camera when the incident happened, but those charges were dropped. He was subsequently fired and has pleaded not guilty to murder, reckless homicide and related offenses.
Coy's attorney, Mark Collins, has said the officer thought he saw Hill with a silver revolver in his right hand.
The trial was last postponed in April 2023 so that Coy could receive cancer treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Day-by-day breakdown of the murder trial
Oct. 21 — Jury selection
About 25 potential jurors were dismissed Friday due to scheduling conflicts. 10TV's Lacey Crisp said about a dozen were dismissed Monday due to their opinions on the case or legal process.
Attorneys say they anticipate voir dire to continue through Tuesday with the opening statements expected to be delivered Wednesday.
What happened on Dec. 22, 2020?
Coy had gone to the neighborhood to investigate a resident's complaint about noise from a running car when he encountered Hill.
Police body camera footage showed Hill emerging from the garage of a friend's house holding up a cellphone in his left hand, his right hand not visible, seconds before he was fatally shot by Coy. About 10 minutes passed before officers at the scene began coming to the aid of Hill, who lay bleeding on the garage floor. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.
What happened after Andre Hill's death?
Weeks after the shooting, the mayor forced out the police chief amid a series of high-profile fatal police shootings of Black men and children. Columbus later reached a $10 million settlement with Hill’s family, the largest in city history. Columbus City Council also passed Andre’s Law, which requires police officers to render immediate medical attention to an injured suspect.
Coy had a lengthy history of complaints from residents, with more than three dozen filed against him since he joined the department in 2002, according to his personnel file. A dozen of the complaints were for use of force. All but a few were marked “unfounded” or “not sustained.”
Coy's legal team tried unsuccessfully to have the case moved out of Columbus, citing heavy publicity. A message was left for Collins, the defense lawyer, ahead of the trial.
Hill, a father and grandfather, was remembered for his devotion to family and as a skilled chef and restaurant manager who dreamed of owning his own eatery.
