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'I thought I was going to die': Former Ohio police officer Adam Coy testifies at Andre Hill murder trial

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Former Columbus , Ohio , police officer Adam Coy testifies at Andre Hill murder trial.

"I thought I was going to die," he testifies of shooting unarmed Hill in 2020 .

Coy, 47 , is accused of shooting Hill in the death of an unarmed Black man.

Hill was emerging from a friend's garage holding a cell phone when he was shot, he testified.

Coy claimed Hill was "blading," or had taken a "stance like a boxer would take if they're going to get into a fight" Coy said it appeared Hill was raising the gun up from behind his leg and "it was coming up at me" Coy testified that when he realized he was mistaken about what was in Hill 's right hand, he felt, "horrified" The trial is expected to continue on Tuesday .

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