Ohio Officer Who Shot Andre Hill Pleads Not Guilty

Pallbearers carry the casket of Andre Hill to a hearse following funeral services at First Church of God in Columbus, Ohio, on Jan. 5, 2021. Joshua A. Bickel/The Columbus Dispatch via AP

COLUMBUS, Ohio—The former police officer accused of killing Andre Hill interacted “two to three” times with Hill before the shooting and became concerned he was a burglar, the officer’s attorney said Friday, as he defended his client with never-before-heard details about the night of the fatal shooting.

The comments on behalf of now-fired Columbus Police Officer Adam Coy came as a magistrate set an unusually high bond of $3 million for the ex-officer and Coy pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges.