A jury in Ohio on Monday found former Columbus police officer Adam Coy guilty in the 2020 shooting death of Andre Hill, an unarmed Black man.
Nov. 4 A jury in Ohio on Monday found former Columbus police officer Adam Coy guilty in the 2020 shooting death of Andre Hill, an unarmed Black man.
Coy, 48, was found guilty of murder, felonious assault and reckless homicide in the murder of Hill, 47.
Common Pleas Court Judge Stephen L. McIntosh announced the verdict at about noon local time and immediately revoked Coy’s $1 million bond. Coy then was taken into custody.
Coy will see a Nov. 25 sentencing date and faces a possibility of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Coy fatally shot 47-year-old Andre Hill on Dec. 22, 2020, while responding to a call concerning a suspicious vehicle repeatedly being turned on and off outside of a Columbus residence.
Closing arguments were on Wednesday and the Ohio jury began deliberations on Thursday and Friday before reaching its decision Monday.
“This verdict delivers a measure of justice for Andre Hill’s family, who have waited nearly four years to see criminal accountability for his tragic and unnecessary death”, prominent civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, who represented the Hill family, said in a statement.
