Columbus Police

Prosecutors and defense attorneys are expected to give opening statements Wednesday in Franklin County Common Pleas Court during the murder trial of former Columbus police officer Adam Coy, who shot and killed Andre Hill in December of 2020.

Former Columbus police officer Adam Coy is set to go on trial Monday in the killing of Andre Hill, a Black man who was shot as he emerged from a garage holding a cellphone nearly four years ago.

McCord Middle School in Worthington was shut down on Tuesday after a shooting threat was made against the school. Columbus police are leading the investigation.

Jamie Overstreet allegedly violated a protection order before Columbus police began pursuing him. Police alleged he had a gun before they shot him

Several protesters wanted more transparency regarding the death of a Milwaukee man who was shot by Columbus police officers, but some of their "demands" had already been met.

Columbus Police say two juveniles now have been charged in the death 29-year-old Alexa Stakely.

The shooting took place about five blocks outside of the convention's outer security perimeter.

The mounted unit was formed in 1984 under CPD's traffic division. Then-chief Dwight W. Joseph wanted to make police more approachable because people kept trying to flag down police cruisers.

Alexa Stakely, 29, died from injuries sustained while trying to stop her car from being stolen while her 6-year-old son was inside.

Short North officials and Columbus police are meeting Tuesday night to consider additional steps concerning safety in the neighborhood.