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Columbus Police Chief Thomas Quinlan first raised questions about the fitness to serve of Adam Coy to serve 12 years ago. Coy shot and killed an unarmed Andre Hill last week.
Coy was fired from the police force Monday, with Public Safety Director Ned Pettus Jr. upholding a recommendation from Quinlan and Mayor Andrew Ginther.
In his report to terminate Coy, which was made public Tuesday, Quinlan recounted an incident for which Coy was placed on a performance improvement plan.
“In a letter I wrote in 2008 while Officer Coy’s Patrol Lieutenant I made the following observations about Officer Coy: ‘If sustained improvements are not fully realized a decision whether Officer Coy is salvageable must follow…”
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