In Columbus, Ohio, a former cop named Adam Coy has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the fatal shooting of Andre Hill, a 47-year-old Black man who was unarmed and holding only a cellphone and keys when he was killed. The incident, which happened nearly four years ago, led to Coy’s murder conviction in late 2024.
Despite the court’s ruling, Coy maintains that he did nothing wrong. “I feel my actions were justified. I reacted the same way I had in hundreds of training scenarios,” Coy told the court. “I drew and fired my weapon to stop a threat, protect myself and my partner.”
A jury just found former Columbus police officer Adam Coy guilty on all charges in the 2020 shooting death of unarmed Black man, Andre Hill…