WASHINGTON, 25 December 2020, (TON): The killing of an another unarmed African-American man by police in the US state of Ohio, this time in Columbus city, sparked a fresh wave of outrage this week against institutional racism in the country.

Andre Maurice Hill, 47, was in the garage of a house on Monday night when he was shot several times by a police officer who had been called to the scene for a minor incident.

Bodycam footage shows Hill walking towards the policeman holding a cell phone in his left hand, while his other hand cannot be seen. Seconds later, the officer fired and Hill collapsed.

The footage has no sound, and it is not clear why the officer, Adam Coy, fired. Hill was not carrying a weapon.

Coy and his colleague waited several minutes before approaching the victim, who was still alive, but died later.

According to local media reports, Coy had previously received complaints of excessive force.

Protesters gather outside the home where Andre Maurice Hill, 47, was killed in Columbus, Ohio on Dec 24. the second African-American killed by police in Columbus in less than three weeks.

Casey Goodson Jr, 23, was shot several times on December 4 while returning home. Earlier, US was rocked by historic protests against racial injustice and police brutality killing of African American man George Floyd.

“Once again officers see a Black man and conclude that he’s criminal and dangerous,” said lawyer Ben Crump, who defends several families of victims including Floyd’s, on Wednesday. Ginther said he was “outraged” by Hill’s death.

Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther said he was "outraged" by Hill's death.