Columbus Police Shooting 16-Year-Old Girl Caused Outrage — Footage Shows Officer Stopped a Knife Attack
The Columbus Division of Police held a late-night press conference on Tuesday to release the body camera footage from the officer who shot and killed a 16-year-old girl after responding to a disturbance call. The footage showed the girl, Ma’Khia Bryant, was about to stab another girl with a knife when the officer fired his weapon.
Video shows the officer arriving on the scene at a house and began asking people nearby what was happening. Then Bryant and a few other girls came out front fighting each other. The officer can be heard yelling at everyone to “Get down!” while drawing his handgun. Bryant can be seen holding a knife in her hand and about to stab a girl when the officer fires multiple times, hitting just her.
Officers gave Bryant first aid and threw the knife away from her body. The incident occurred around the same time the jury announced they had found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.
“Ma’Khia had a motherly nature about her. She promoted peace,” said the 16 year-old girl’s mother, Paula. pic.twitter.com/vhBauZn3Kc
— Lacey Crisp (@LaceyCrisp) April 21, 2021
Family tells us the person who was fatally shot by @ColumbusPolice was 15 year-old Makiah Bryant. They say she called cops for help because girls were fighting outside her house. pic.twitter.com/g2eayG2MHW
— Lacey Crisp (@LaceyCrisp) April 20, 2021
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