![]() ![]() Clair, founder of Mothers of Murdered Columbus Children, explained to a Spectrum News 1 Ohio reporter the whiplash of emotions she felt learning of the guilty verdict in the Chauvin trial, then of the killing of another person at the hands of police. Holding a sign saying "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH," Malissa Thomas-St. Protesters quickly gathered at the scene to express their outrage over the shooting. And this young, 15-year-old girl will never be coming home.” We know based on this footage the officer took action to protect another young girl in our community,” he said. COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus, Ohio, officials released additional body camera video on Wednesday of a police officer fatally shooting a Black teen who charged two females with a knife. “The city of Columbus lost a 15-year-old girl today. He added he felt grief about what happened as a father. Mayor Andrew Ginther on Tuesday told reporters the city would be providing as much information as quickly as it could while protecting the independence of the state investigation. Once that concludes, Woods said his department will also review officers' actions at the scene. Ohio's Bureau of Criminal Investigation is now conducting a criminal investigation into what happened. Woods said Tuesday night that he did not have information that anyone else at the scene had been injured. The bodycam video showed police rendering first aid. Video shared on social media showed a person wearing jeans and brightly colored shoes lying in the street at the feet of a police officer. The girl's mother, Paula Bryant, told reporters her daughter was an honor-roll student and a sweet kid. She didn’t deserve to die like a dog in the street.” According to the Daily Beast, the girl's aunt said the teen called police, as well as her father and grandmother, for help and grabbed a knife to defend herself. The girl was 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant, the Columbus Dispatch reported, citing Franklin County Children's Services, which told the Dispatch that Bryant lived in a foster home.Ī woman who identified herself as the girl's aunt, Hazel Bryant, told reporters earlier in the evening that her niece got into an altercation with someone else at the foster home, the Dispatch reported. "She's a fucking kid, man," a man replied. The girl slumped to the ground, and the people around her erupted in screams. ![]() The officer yelled "get down, get down" multiple times, then fired four gunshots - just 10 seconds after he got out of his police car. In it, a knife is visible in the girl's hand. At a news conference Tuesday night, interim police Chief Michael Woods showed a slowed-down version of some of the footage. The officer then provides medical aid to the girl who was shot.As the officer asked what was going on, one girl pushed another to the ground, then pushed another against a car. It is when the female goes to the second person against the car that the officer fires his weapon four times. During the altercation, one of the people filmed yells I’m gonna stab. ![]() ![]() Footage of the altercation was captured on a security camera belonging to neighbor Donavon Brinson, initially reported by the Columbus Dispatch. Woods said a female with a knife attempts to stab one person who is on the ground, followed by a second who is pushed up against a vehicle. Newly released footage of a police shooting in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday shows 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant lunging at two girls with a knife before the officer shoots her. The video shows the officer arriving at the scene as a fight between an undetermined number of people is taking place. when 911 received a call about a group of women trying to stab the caller and “put their hands on them” on the Woods said dispatchers tried to get information about weapons, but didn’t get that information. Woods said the incident began at approximately 4:32 p.m. COLUMBUS (WCMH) - Body camera footage released by Columbus Police shows the moment an officer opened fire on a 16-year-old girls Tuesday in east Columbus, killing her.ĭuring an evening press conference Tuesday, Interim Chief of Police Michael Woods said the video shows the officer acted to save the live of another young girl. ![]()
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