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Police chief "can't defend" bodycam video showing officers' delay in aiding Andre Hill after shootin
Source: CBS News
Police chief "can't defend" bodycam video showing officers' delay in aiding Andre Hill after shooting
BY ZOE CHRISTEN JONES
JANUARY 1, 2021 / 7:18 AM / CBS NEW
Columbus Police "can't defend" newly released body cam footage of the shooting death of unarmed Ohio resident Andre Hill that shows officers delay in giving Hill medical aid after the shooting. The death of Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, at the hands of police officer Adam Coy sparked national outrage.
"Andre Hill should be alive today," said Police Chief Thomas Quinlan in a video statement Thursday. "A Columbus police officer is responsible for his death. I can't defend it, I can't make it right, but I will do what is in my power."
The newly released body camera footage show the fatal shooting of Hill, who was a guest at the residence police responded to. Around 1:30 a.m, the video shows Hill inside a garage, walking toward Coy with a cellphone in his hand, the screen lit up and visible. Within seconds, Coy fires his weapons and Hill falls as Coy continues to ask Hill to show his hands.
Coy did not have his body camera on when he got out of his vehicle and approached Hill, a clear violation of police policy. After the shooting, he turned it on, which activated a 60-second "look back" feature and recorded the shooting without audio.
While the footage matches police accounts of the shooting, it also shows that Hill did not receive medical aid for at least 5 minutes after the shooting. The police chief said the Columbus Police Department is also investigating whether any of the numerous officers on the scene followed protocol.
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BY ZOE CHRISTEN JONES
JANUARY 1, 2021 / 7:18 AM / CBS NEW
Columbus Police "can't defend" newly released body cam footage of the shooting death of unarmed Ohio resident Andre Hill that shows officers delay in giving Hill medical aid after the shooting. The death of Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, at the hands of police officer Adam Coy sparked national outrage.
"Andre Hill should be alive today," said Police Chief Thomas Quinlan in a video statement Thursday. "A Columbus police officer is responsible for his death. I can't defend it, I can't make it right, but I will do what is in my power."
The newly released body camera footage show the fatal shooting of Hill, who was a guest at the residence police responded to. Around 1:30 a.m, the video shows Hill inside a garage, walking toward Coy with a cellphone in his hand, the screen lit up and visible. Within seconds, Coy fires his weapons and Hill falls as Coy continues to ask Hill to show his hands.
Coy did not have his body camera on when he got out of his vehicle and approached Hill, a clear violation of police policy. After the shooting, he turned it on, which activated a 60-second "look back" feature and recorded the shooting without audio.
While the footage matches police accounts of the shooting, it also shows that Hill did not receive medical aid for at least 5 minutes after the shooting. The police chief said the Columbus Police Department is also investigating whether any of the numerous officers on the scene followed protocol.
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Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/andre-hill-shooting-columbus-police-chief-bodycam-video/
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Source: Associated Press
Chief: Police didn’t show care for Andre Hill after shooting
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and JOHN SEEWER
December 31, 2020
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In the minutes that ticked by after a police officer shot Andre Hill inside his friend’s garage, officers scoured the driveway for shell casings, strung crime scene tape around the house and blocked off the street.
At one point, two Columbus officers rolled Hill over and put handcuffs on him before leaving him alone again. None of them, according to body camera footage released Thursday, offered any first aid even though Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, was barely moving, groaning and bleeding while laying on the garage floor.
Roughly 10 minutes passed before a police supervisor showed up and asked, “Anybody doing anything for him?” It wasn’t until then that an officer began pumping the chest of Hill, who later was pronounced dead at a hospital on Dec. 22.
While Officer Adam Coy, who is white, was fired this week over accusations of incompetence and gross neglect of duty in the fatal shooting, the officers who failed to treat Hill also are under investigation for failing to follow department policy.
Police Chief Thomas Quinlan said he was horrified by the lack of compassion shown in the bodycam videos.
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By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and JOHN SEEWER
December 31, 2020
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In the minutes that ticked by after a police officer shot Andre Hill inside his friend’s garage, officers scoured the driveway for shell casings, strung crime scene tape around the house and blocked off the street.
At one point, two Columbus officers rolled Hill over and put handcuffs on him before leaving him alone again. None of them, according to body camera footage released Thursday, offered any first aid even though Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, was barely moving, groaning and bleeding while laying on the garage floor.
Roughly 10 minutes passed before a police supervisor showed up and asked, “Anybody doing anything for him?” It wasn’t until then that an officer began pumping the chest of Hill, who later was pronounced dead at a hospital on Dec. 22.
While Officer Adam Coy, who is white, was fired this week over accusations of incompetence and gross neglect of duty in the fatal shooting, the officers who failed to treat Hill also are under investigation for failing to follow department policy.
Police Chief Thomas Quinlan said he was horrified by the lack of compassion shown in the bodycam videos.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/ohio-columbus-shootings-da7337294d3f94022e6a1cbd3a345d92
