Officer Adam Coy, a 19-year-old veteran, shot dead Andre Hill last week.
The director of public safety in Columbus, Ohio, has decided to terminate Columbus police officer Adam Coy after Coy shot dead Andre Hill, an unarmed black man, last week.
In a statement on Monday, Ned Pettus Jr., director of public safety, wrote that “known facts do not prove that this use of lethal force was objectively reasonable.”
Pettus said Coy did not try to dewater the situation before shooting Hill, and after the shooting, Coy did not provide assistance or ensure that others do so.
Coy also did not activate his body camera during the service call, Pettus said.
‘I applaud Ned Pettus, Security Director, and Tom Quinlan, Chief of Police for their swift action against Mr. Dismissing Coy for not using reasonable force in accordance with the policies of the Division, and not carrying his camera and not providing assistance to a dying Mr. Hill does not. . It does not represent the values of the Columbus Police Department, “Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther said in a statement Monday.” We are now awaiting the investigation of BCI, a submission of the evidence to a large jury and possible federal charges from the U.S. Department of Justice. “
“This is the first step in our journey and fight for justice in the unjustified murder of Andre Hill,” Hill’s attorney, Ben Crump, said Monday.
According to the Department of Public Safety, Coy had already been deprived of all police forces and handed over his gun and license plate. Columbus Police Chief Thomas Quinlan last week called for Coy to be terminated when it was discovered that Coy only turned on his body camera after he shot Hill.
Hill was shot on Dec. 22 after officers were sent to an “unnecessary” riot by a neighbor who allegedly saw a man sitting in an SUV for a long time and turning his car on and off, according to the department of Columbus. of public safety.
After Hill got out of the garage, with a phone in his left hand and his right hand obscured, Coy opened fire.
Coy then approaches Hill and orders him to show his hands and roll over, before asking a colleague if medics are called. According to the footage, Coy did not provide assistance.
No weapon was found at the scene, and according to investigators, none of the other officers responded after Hill was shot.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is conducting an investigation.
Pettus’ decision comes after a disciplinary hearing Monday morning and the investigation into the principal. Coy was not present at the trial; Fraternal order of police officers attended on his behalf, the Columbus Department of Public Safety said.
“The information, testimony and representations made by Chief Quinlan as investigator are, in my view, indisputable. His disciplinary recommendation is well supported and appropriate,” Pettus said in a statement on Monday.
ABC News’ Meredith Deliso and Andy Fies contributed to this report.