COLUMBUS, Ohio — Officials on Wednesday identified the victim as 47-year-old Andre Maurice Hill — a Black man — in the fatal police-involved shooting that happened early Tuesday morning. Body-camera video footage of the incident was also made available to the public Wednesday afternoon.

Officials also confirmed the identity of the involved officer as 44-year-old Adam Coy, a white officer and 19-year veteran with the division. He was assigned to Zone 4 Evening Midwatch, but as of Tuesday was relieved of duty, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther's office confirmed Wednesday. According to court records, Coy is a resident of Milford Center in Union County.  

The video footage, released by the Columbus Department of Public Safety, shows moments before shots were fired. The video shows Hill walking from an open garage toward Coy with a cellphone in one hand, according to authorities.

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A neighbor called police. Officers responded to the non-emergency call at 1054 Oberlin Drive at 1:37 a.m. on Dec. 22 for reports "of a gray SUV keeps starts up, running and turns off for a while," authorities confirmed, and can be heard in the following audio released by officials:

The preliminary investigation indicated the Hill was shot while visiting someone at the home, officials said. He died at Riverside Hospital at 2:25 a.m. The body-camera footage documents a delay in rendering of first-aid to Hill, officials said. Also, a weapon was not recovered at the scene, police confirm.

On Tuesday, Coy turned in his badge and gun after Mayor Ginther said it disturbed him deeply that Coy did not turn on his body-camera until after he had fired the fatal shots. Because of a 60-second “look-back” function on the cameras, the shooting was captured on camera, the shooting was captured on video, but the look-back function does not capture audio, officials said.

Another responding officer did not turn on their camera until after the shooting either, authorities said. The second officer has not yet been identified.

The Columbus Department of Public Safety released a statement Tuesday saying the Coy and the other officer did not turn on their vehicle’s lights and sirens because the incident was a non-emergency response. As a result, their dash cameras were not activated at the time of the shooting.

Ginther said Tuesday it is unacceptable for the officers to not turn on their body-worn cameras, which the city has spent millions to purchase.

“Let me be clear: If you're not going to turn on your body-worn camera, you cannot serve and protect the people of Columbus,” Ginther said.

Columbus City Council released a statement expressing members’ anger in the wake of the fatal shooting.

“The compounding heartbreak of learning an unarmed Black man was killed last night by a Columbus police officer is beyond description,” the council statement said. “Thoughts and prayers cannot soothe this pain, and the members of Columbus City Council are beyond frustrated at this senseless death. Too many families in our community are mourning at a time when we should be seeking peace and hope.”

This is the second fatal shooting of an unarmed Black man by authorities in December. Casey Goodson, whose funeral was held Wednesday, was fatally shot by Franklin County Sheriff's Office Deputy Jason Meade -- a white man -- on Dec. 4. That shooting sparked outrage in Columbus and was followed by protests in the city.

Coy was placed on paid leave, in accordance with the police union contract, while the investigation is ongoing. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is leading the investigation.

The mayor held another press conference Wednesday afternoon addressing the incident.