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    Columbus, Ohio, Officer Who Shot And Killed Andre Hill Is Fired

    "This is what accountability looks like," Police Chief Tom Quinlan said Monday. "Mr. [Adam] Coy will now have to answer to the state investigators for the death of Andre Hill."
    by Vanessa Romo Dec 28, 2020 3 minutes
    Advocates against police brutality organized a caravan protest after the killing of Andre Hill in Columbus, Ohio. Officer Adam Coy was fired from the Columbus Police Department on Monday for his role in fatally shooting the 47-year-old on Dec. 22.

    Columbus, Ohio, Officer Adam Coy, who fatally shot Andre Hill, a Black man during an early morning nonemergency call last week, was fired Monday.

    Police Chief Tom Quinlan, as well as the city's mayor and other leaders, have called for Coy's dismissal since the shooting on Dec. 22. Following a disciplinary hearing Monday, Public Safety Director Ned Pettus agreed.

    "When I became chief, I changed our core values to include accountability," the police.

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