Man Who Died in Police Shooting in Hospital Was Shot 20 Times: Coroner

A 27-year-old Black man who was shot and killed in an Ohio hospital by police after a struggle last April was shot 20 times by several officers, a coroner's report shows.

The report ruled Miles Jackson's death a homicide. He had wounds in his left ear, chin, chest, abdomen and legs, a report shared with Newsweek said.

The shooting took place as police killings of Black men were a main topic of discussion across the country during the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who, just eight days after Jackson's death, was convicted of killing George Floyd.

Last August, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced the completion of the Ohio Bureau of Investigation's review of the incident, and forwarded the case to the Franklin County Prosecutor's office to determine whether charges should be filed against any of the officers, the Columbus Dispatch reported.

Emergency services were called the morning of April 12 when a man, later identified as Jackson, was found unconscious in a parking lot near Mount Carmel St. Ann's Hospital in what was then believed to be a drug overdose, according to the Columbus Dispatch.

Once Jackson regained consciousness, officers informed said they were going to pat him down before taking him to a hospital for treatment. He reportedly questioned why he would be taken to a hospital and moved away before one of the officers completed his pat down. That officer has since been "cautioned" for his failure to find the gun that was later discovered in Jackson's possession.

A few hours later, additional officers were dispatched to the hospital after Jackson was identified and the Columbus Police Department became aware that he had warrants for his arrest for several charges, the Dispatch reported.

After Jackson received treatment, police searched him again as they prepared to place him under arrest and take him to the Franklin County Jail. Police body camera footage appears to show Jackson cooperating until police found the gun in his pants, bullets in his pocket and they tried to handcuff him.

A struggle ensued as the officers tried to handcuff Jackson and get him to remove his hand from his pants where the gun was hidden. One officer eventually used a Taser on Jackson. After Jackson fired the gun from inside his pants, the struggle continues as he and an officer fall to the ground, out of view of the body camera footage, according to the Dispatch.

The next several minutes included police repeatedly telling Jackson to release the gun and put his hands up, as he told the officers he was afraid that moving his hands would lead to him being shot. Minutes later, he was tased again, and another shot was heard that was believed to have come from Jackson's gun.

Several officers opened fire and shot Jackson in what the coroner's report identified as 20 times.

Medical personnel in the hospital took Jackson to a trauma center, where attempts to revive him were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at 2:45 p.m.

Update 3/3/22,12:18 p.m. ET: This story has been updated with additional context and information.