Deon J. Hampton is a national reporter for NBC News.
An unarmed Black man who was fatally shot four years ago by a now-fired Columbus, Ohio, police officer complied with commands and was wrongly killed as he walked out of a garage, prosecutors said Thursday. Opening arguments began earlier in the day in the trial against former officer Adam Coy, 48, who killed Andre Hill, 47, after claiming he mistook the cellphone Hill was holding for a revolver. Coy faces life in prison if convicted of murder and reckless homicide charges.
” Hill was a guest of the homeowner and had not committed a crime when two officers, responding to a call about someone turning an engine on and off, approached the garage he was standing in around 1:30 a.m. on Dec. 22, 2020. Body camera video showed Coy using his flashlight as he walked up the driveway. Hill then walked toward the officers while holding his cellphone when Coy fired his weapon. Coy told investigators he thought he saw a gun in Hill’s hand but no weapon was found.
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