Police sawno threat from Andre Hill before shooting

COLUMBUS, OHIO » An officer on the scene of the fatal shooting of AndreHill inOhio’s capital city last week didn’t perceive any threats and didn’t see a gun, contrary to a mistaken claim by the fellow officer who killedHill, according to records released Tuesday.

The records provide new details into theDec. 22 shooting of 47-year- old Andre Hill, a Black man who was fatally shot by Officer Adam Coy, who is white, as Hill emerged from a garage holding a cell phone with his left hand and his right hand not visible.

No gun was found at the scene, police said.

The city firedCoy onTuesday, accusing him of incompetence and “gross neglect of duty,” among other charges.