December 29, 2020 09:00 am | Updated 09:17 am IST - Columbus
A vigil is held for Andre Hill at the Brentnell Community Recreation Center on Columbus. Ohio, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020.
A white Ohio police officer was fired after bodycam footage showed him fatally shooting 47-year-old Andre Hill, a Black man holding a cellphone, and refusing to administer first aid for several minutes.
Columbus police officer Adam Coy was fired hours after a hearing was held to determine his employment, Brian Steel, the vice president of the local police union, told The Associated Press .
Coy is also under criminal investigation for last week's shooting.
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