Andre Hill

Andre Hill, 47, was shot and killed by a former Columbus police officer. Hill was shot and killed on 22 December 2020 while Adam Coy and another officer were responding to a report of a man who had been sitting in his vehicle for an extended period, repeatedly turning his engine on and off.

Hill was visiting a family friend when he was shot three times in his right leg and once in his chest, according to the coroner’s report. Hill was unarmed. The former officer Adam Coy faces murder charges. Coy told officials he thought he saw a firearm on Hill before shooting. He said he had mistaken the keys in Hill’s hand for a revolver.

Hill’s family charged Adam Coy of murder, felonious assault and dereliction of duty. Coy pleaded not guilty to one count of murder, one count of felonious assault and two counts of dereliction of duty.

In August 2021 a judge denied request of police officer who shot Hill for the trial be moved to another county. Defense attorney argued that extensive local and national publicity about the killing will make it impossible to assemble an impartial jury for the officer in Franklin County. The judge ruled that there was no reason to believe that people elsewhere were less likely to have read about the case than were Franklin County residents. The officer’s trial is scheduled for Oct. 4.