In Columbus, Ohio, protesters are calling for justice over the police killing last week of Andre Hill, a 47-year-old Black man. Hill was fatally shot by an officer just seconds into their encounter. Bodycam footage shows Hill was walking toward officer Adam Coy with a cellphone in his hand before Coy shot him. Columbus’s director of public safety is deciding today whether to heed the recommendation of the city’s mayor and police chief to terminate officer Coy. This is Alvin Williamson, the brother of Andre Hill, speaking at a community vigil Saturday.
Alvin Williamson: “You used my brother as a target practice. You didn’t even give him a chance to peacefully present himself to even ask the question of what was going on. You didn’t even give him a chance of life as far as that minute that you opened fire in a reckless nature.”