Columbus

Ahead of a candelight vigil on Saturday, civil rights attorney Ben Crump held a snowy press conference with the family of Andre Hill outside the Brentnell Recreation Center in east Columbus. “Put your fist in the sky,” Crump led the crowd in chanting. “Get em up, raise 'em high.”

On Wednesday morning, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther attended the funeral of Casey Goodson Jr., a Black man killed by a Franklin County Sheriff’s deputy less than three weeks ago. Hours later, the mayor lamented that the city is yet again mourning a Black man killed by a law enforcement officer.

Body camera footage shows a Columbus Police officer fatally shooting 47-year-old Andre Maurice Hill less than 10 seconds after finding him in a garage early Tuesday morning.

Columbus Police Chief Tom Quinlan is officially recommending that officer Adam Coy be terminated for fatally shooting Andre Hill, failing to activate his body camera and neglecting to administer first aid.

Mayor Andrew Ginther says a Columbus Police officer has been relieved of duty for failing to activate his body camera before fatally shooting a Black man early Tuesday morning.

A protest demanding justice for Casey Goodson Jr. is planned for today at 6 p.m. outside the Franklin County court buildings in downtown Columbus....

A lawyer for Franklin County Sheriff's Deputy Jason Meade claims Casey Goodson Jr. pointed a gun at the deputy during the encounter preceding Goodson's killing last Friday.

The city says the lack of safety measures pose an 'imminent danger.'

Federal authorities are taking the lead on an investigation into the death of Casey Goodson Jr., who was fatally shot by a Franklin County Sheriff's Deputy last Friday.

Ohio’s most heavily populated county has issued a Stay at Home advisory to slow the spread of coronavirus. Columbus and all of Franklin County will be under the order that becomes effective this Friday.