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This image from video provided by WSYX/WTTE shows former Columbus police officer Adam Coy, who is accused of fatally shooting Andre Hill, a Black man who was holding a cellphone and keys, during his trial, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (WSYX/WTTE via AP) **FILE**

Ex-officer found guilty in the 2020 shooting death of Andre Hill

By John Seewer - Associated Press

Former Ohio police officer Adam Coy stands during a Franklin County hearing as defense attorney Kaitlyn Stephens checks her notes, Oct. 4, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins, File)

Ex-officer on trial in shooting death of Andre Hill thought his life was in danger, attorney says

By John Seewer - Associated Press

Former Ohio police officer Adam Coy stands during a Franklin County hearing as defense attorney Kaitlyn Stephens checks her notes, Oct. 4, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins, File)

Former Ohio officer to stand trial in 2020 shooting death of Andre Hill

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Attorney Benjamin Crump, left, discusses the police shooting of Andre Hill at a news conference attended by Hill's daughter, Karissa, center, and sister Shawna Barnett, on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. Karissa Hill said she considered her father an &quot;everything man&quot; because he did so many things. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins)

Columbus reaches $10M settlement for family of Andre Hill

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins - Associated Press

Former Columbus police officer Adam Coy is seen remotely on television during his initial appearance on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, at the Franklin County Common Pleas Courthouse in Columbus, Ohio. Coy was arraigned on four charges in the December 2020 police shooting death of Andre Hill, a Black man. Coy was charged with one count of murder, one count of felonious assault, and two counts of dereliction of duty, one of which was for failure to render aid to Hill after he was shot. His bond was set at $3.3 million. (Joshua A. Bickel/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)

Coroner’s report: Ohio officer shot Andre Hill four times

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This undated photo provided by the Franklin County Ohio Sheriff's Department shows Adam Coy. The former Columbus Police officer was charged with murder Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in the latest fallout following the December shooting death of 47-year-old Andre Hill, a Black man, the state's attorney general said. (Franklin County Ohio Sheriff's Department via AP)

Defense: Officer and Andre Hill interacted before shooting

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press

Ben Crump, right, the civil rights attorney representing Andre Hill's family, raises hands with Andre Hill's Daughter Karissa Hill during a news conference about the indictment of Columbus Police Officer Adam Coy in the shooting death of Andre Hill Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. Coy was indicted Wednesday on a murder charge by a Franklin County grand jury following an investigation by the Ohio Attorney General's office. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

Uphill battle to convict cop who shot Andre Hill, data shows

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press

FILE - Andre Hill, fatally shot by Columbus police on Dec. 22, is memorialized on a shirt worn by his daughter, Karissa Hill, on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. A white Ohio police officer was indicted Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 on murder charges in the December shooting death of 47-year-old Andre Hill. Columbus Police Officer Adam Coy was indicted by a Franklin County grand jury on Wednesday following an investigation by the Ohio Attorney General’s office. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins)

Ohio police officer charged with murder in Andre Hill death

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press

Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther pays his respects at the casket of Andre Hill during funeral services on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 at First Church of God in Columbus, Ohio. Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by Columbus Division of Police Officer Adam Coy in the early morning of Dec. 22, 2020 after officers responded to a non-emergency call in the area. (Joshua A. Bickel/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)

Ohio capital passes bodycam law in honor of Andre Hill

By FARNOUSH AMIRI - Associated Press

The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during the funeral of Andre Hill on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 at First Church of God in Columbus, Ohio. Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by Columbus Division of Police Officer Adam Coy in the early morning of Dec. 22, 2020 after officers responded to a non-emergency call in the area. (Joshua A. Bickel/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)

Order to turn off bodycams part of Andre Hill investigation

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and FARNOUSH AMIRI - Associated Press

Andre Hill, fatally shot by Columbus police on Dec. 22, is memorialized on a shirt worn by his daughter, Karissa Hill, on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. Karissa Hill said she considered her father an “everything man” because he did so many things. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins)

Andre Hill’s loved ones mourn loss of ‘a chess-playing mind’

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press

The driveway of a home in the 1000 block of Oberlin Drive where fatal police shooting occurred seen on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 in Columbus, Ohio. Body camera footage released Wednesday shows Andre Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, emerging from a garage and holding up a cellphone in his left hand seconds before he is fatally shot by a Columbus police officer. (Joshua A. Bickel/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)

Chief: Police didn’t show care for Andre Hill after shooting

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and JOHN SEEWER - Associated Press

A vigil is held for Andre' Hill at the Brentnell Community Recreation Center on Columbus. Ohio, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. The police chief of Columbus, Ohio, recommended on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020, that the officer who shot and killed Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, earlier this week be fired. (Gaelen Morse/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)

Police observed no threats from Andre Hill before shooting

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press

A vigil is held for Andre' Hill at the Brentnell Community Recreation Center on Columbus. Ohio, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. The police chief of Columbus, Ohio, recommended on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020, that the officer who shot and killed Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, earlier this week be fired. (Gaelen Morse/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)

Ohio police officer fired in fatal shooting of Black man

By FARNOUSH AMIRI - Associated Press

A neighbor lights a candle at a small memorial near the site of the fatal police shooting of Andre Hill on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 on Oberlin Drive in Columbus, Ohio. Hill, 47, was shot and killed by Columbus Division of Police officer Adam Coy after responding to a suspicious vehicle call around 1:30 a.m., on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 in the 1000 block of Oberlin Drive. Body camera footage released Wednesday shows Andre Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, emerging from a garage and holding up a cellphone in his left hand seconds before he is fatally shot by a Columbus police officer. (Joshua A. Bickel/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)

Ohio police chief urges officer who shot Black man be fired

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FILE - In this Tuesday, July 28, 2020 file photo, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther makes remarks following the announcement by Columbus City Schools superintendent Talisa Dixon that all students would start the 2020-21 school year online during a news conference at Downtown High School in Columbus, Ohio. The mayor of Ohio's capital city says an officer who shot and killed a Black man holding a cell phone early Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 morning did not activate his body camera beforehand. (Adam Cairns/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, File)

Video released in police killing of Black man holding phone

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and MARK GILLISPIE - Associated Press