COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former Columbus police officer Adam Coy is taking the stand in a trial for the murder of Andre Hill.
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Coy, a 17-year-old veteran of the police force, fatally shot Hill on Dec. 22, 2020, while responding to a neighbor’s noise complaint.
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.
Coy was 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-worn camera when the incident happened, but those charges were dropped.
The first week of the trial started with jury selection, which lasted three days. The jurors visited the scene of the shooting where Hill was killed.
The prosecution and the defense presented opening statements on Wednesday, with testimonies beginning afterward. Among the witnesses that were called to the stand was Columbus police officer Amy Detweiler, who was with Coy when the shooting happened.
Another Columbus police officer, an Upper Arlington firefighter and an Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation special agent also testified.
