Attorney Ben Crump and Al Sharpton spoke at a church ceremony in Columbus, Ohio.two days before Christmas, national civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton demanded the now-fired officer who fatally shot Hill, face criminal charges and repeated the refrain,"no more excuses."
Sharpton, founder of the National Action Network civil rights organization, began the eulogy by saluting Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther, who attended the funeral, and city leaders for their swift action in firing Adam Coy from the Columbus Police Department six days after he opened fire when Hill emerged from the garage of a friend's home holding a cellphone in his left hand.
"No more excuses," Sharpton said. "We're tired of the excuses. We're no longer going to buy the excuses because the Bible said 'the blood of the brothers is crying from the ground.' Andre's blood is crying from the ground and we are not going to accept excuses this time."Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at the memorial service for Andre Hill in Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 5, 2021.
"What I can tell you is about the essence of my brother, his character, his smile, his laugh and his love of family and life, and his dedication to see that we were all taken care of is what made those memories great," Barnett said."He had the determination and the strength to make the best of things even when things weren't going his way. He would find a way to make things work.
Following the shooting, a woman came out of the house and told police,"He was bringing me Christmas money. He didn't do anything," according to the body-camera video.After viewing the video, Crump said it confirmed the"unnecessary, unjustifiable and senseless shooting of Andre Hill." "I know it is horrifying to everyone who looks at it," Quinlan said."One of the core values of the Columbus Division of Police is compassion. And the body-worn camera video released today shows little evidence of that."Members of the local Fraternal Order of Police had attended a hearing in December after the shooting about Coy's employment on behalf of the officer,
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