Neither officer turned on their body camera until after the shooting, but a 60-second "look-back" feature captured the encounter without audio. As they approached with a flashlight on, Hill walked out, showing the officers his cell phone screen with one hand, his other hand in the pocket of his winter coat.Ĭoy shot him four times, according to an autopsy, in an encounter that lasted less than a minute. The two officers arrived at a home with an open garage door. Hill was visiting a family friend when he was fatally shot by now-former officer Adam Coy in the early morning hours of December 22.Ĭoy and his partner had been dispatched to respond to a non-emergency call about a person sitting in an SUV and intermittently running the car, according to city officials. It doesn't help or doesn't take the scar off of our hearts that we still have from my dad not being here," said Hill's daughter Karissa Hill at a press conference after the settlement was announced. It is the largest such settlement in the city's history, and the largest pretrial settlement in a police use-of-force case in state history, lawyers said. 22, is memorialized on a shirt worn by his daughter, Karissa Hill, in Columbus, Ohio, on Dec. If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, visit the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline here, or call 1-80.Andre Hill, fatally shot by Columbus Police on Dec. “Just keep talking to your child or your teenager tell them you love them,” she said.įor more information on Run a Mile for Jaxon, click here. She’s hoping that sharing Jaxon’s story can help other families dealing with mental health issues. “That’s probably the only thing that’s gotten me through this.” “I do think exercise is helpful,” she said. “There’s just so much more beyond what a family can provide for a teenager or a child that’s struggling, but there not enough resources,” said Davis.ĭavis says, training to run the Mile for Jaxon has made her feel closer to her grandson and highlighted the link between exercise and mental health. The funds raised from donations, sales and more will go directly to the Behavioral Health Center at Dayton Children’s Hospital to provide more resources for children and teens struggling with mental health. Participants can take part either in person, or virtually. She started planning the, Run a Mile for Jaxon event which will happen in Springboro on April 24, a day after his 18th birthday. Now, Davis is working to honor Jaxon’s legacy and raise awareness for teen suicide. “April 7 was the day that he took his life, and I think that had a lot to do with it.”
I know he was really looking forward to a track meet, he was sad that he couldn’t do the track meet he wasn’t around his friends…and that was important to him,” shared Davis. “It was around this time last year, when school shut down. The spread of COVID- 19 had just started shutting down the world, and the 17-year-old track athlete was having a hard time.
SPRINGBORO, Ohio (WDTN) – Mais the last time Karen Davis says she saw her first and only grandson, Jaxon Zynda.
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