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Order to turn off bodycams part of Andre Hill investigation

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Whether an officer who instructed other officers to turn off their body cameras in the aftermath of Andre Hill's death violated policy is part of a wide-ranging investigation into Hill's killing, a city spokesperson said Thursday.

The instruction was captured on another officer's body camera footage the day of the shooting and was included in several more copies of videos released by the city Thursday.

As officers begin to arrive to the scene early on the morning of Dec. 22, with Hill's body still laying on the garage floor, an officer can be heard demanding all the other officers turn their body cameras off.

'œI need everyone to turn their camera off,'ť the officer said. An officer asks, 'œOn?'ť

The officer responds, 'œNo. Off.'ť Then the video ends.

Officers serve different roles at crime scenes, some requiring cameras and some not, said Glenn McEntyre, a spokesperson for the Columbus Department of Public Safety, which oversees the division of police.

'œIt is possible that some officers were in a position where their cameras were not required to be on,'ť McEntyre said Thursday in an email. 'œWho complied with policy and who did not is a question that's under investigation-an answer today we simply do not yet have."

Columbus Police Chief Thomas Quinlan has promised a full investigation into Hill's death, including the fact that no one helped Hill afterward as he lay moaning on the garage floor. Quinlan has said Hill would be alive if officers had stepped in.

In the moments after Hill was fatally shot, additional bodycam footage shows two other Columbus officers rolled Hill over and put handcuffs on him before leaving him alone again. None of them, according to the footage released last week, offered any first aid even though Hill was barely moving, groaning and bleeding while laying on the garage floor.

'œHe was bringing me Christmas money. He didn't do anything,'ť a woman inside the house shouted at police afterward.

In bodycam footage released Thursday, a man inside the house, referring to a stun gun, says: 'œWhy didn't y'all just taze the dude? Why'd you have to shot him dude?'ť

'œI can't answer any of your questions," an officer responds. "You're going to have a seat in the car.'ť

The officer who shot Hill, Adam Coy was fired Dec. 28 for failing to activate his body camera before the confrontation and for not providing medical aid to Hill. Coy had a long history of complaints from citizens

Beyond an internal Columbus police department investigation, Ohio's attorney general, the U.S. attorney for central Ohio and the FBI have begun their own probes into the shooting.

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Associated Press writers John Seewer in Toledo, Mark Gillispie in Cleveland and Kantele Franko in Columbus contributed to this report. Farnoush Amiri is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.

Signs reading "Justice for Andre'" and "Justice for Casey," in reference to Andre' Hill and Casey Goodson Jr., both Black men killed at the hands of law enforcement in Columbus, sit outside the First Church of God before the funeral of Andre Hill on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 in Columbus, Ohio. Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by Columbus Division of Police Officer Adam Coy in the early morning of Dec. 22, 2020 after officers responded to a non-emergency call in the area. (Joshua A. Bickel/The Columbus Dispatch via AP) The Associated Press
Karissa Hill, daughter of Andre Hill, is comforted by family as she weeps while her father's casket is closed at the start of the funeral services for Hill on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 at First Church of God in Columbus, Ohio. Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by Columbus Division of Police Officer Adam Coy in the early morning of Dec. 22, 2020 after officers responded to a non-emergency call in the area. (Joshua A. Bickel/The Columbus Dispatch via AP) The Associated Press
A mourner raises his fist as attorney Ben Crump, not pictured, demands justice during the funeral of Andre Hill on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 at First Church of God in Columbus, Ohio. Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by Columbus Division of Police Officer Adam Coy in the early morning of Dec. 22, 2020 after officers responded to a non-emergency call in the area. (Joshua A. Bickel/The Columbus Dispatch via AP) The Associated Press
Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther pays his respects at the casket of Andre Hill during funeral services on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 at First Church of God in Columbus, Ohio. Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by Columbus Division of Police Officer Adam Coy in the early morning of Dec. 22, 2020 after officers responded to a non-emergency call in the area. (Joshua A. Bickel/The Columbus Dispatch via AP) The Associated Press
The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during the funeral of Andre Hill on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 at First Church of God in Columbus, Ohio. Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by Columbus Division of Police Officer Adam Coy in the early morning of Dec. 22, 2020 after officers responded to a non-emergency call in the area. (Joshua A. Bickel/The Columbus Dispatch via AP) The Associated Press
Attorney Ben Crump speaks during the funeral of Andre Hill on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 at First Church of God in Columbus, Ohio. Columbus Police Officer Adam Coy can be seen in bodycam footage fatally shooting Hill, a Black man, early Dec. 22 as Hill emerged from a garage holding a cellphone in his left hand with his right hand obscured. He was visiting a family friend at the time. (Joshua A. Bickel/The Columbus Dispatch via AP) The Associated Press
Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, speaks during the funeral of Andre Hill on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 at First Church of God in Columbus, Ohio. Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by Columbus Division of Police Officer Adam Coy in the early morning of Dec. 22, 2020 after officers responded to a non-emergency call in the area. (Joshua A. Bickel/The Columbus Dispatch via AP) The Associated Press
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