Bryant was shot and killed by a policeman in southeast Columbus Tuesday after reports of someone trying to stab them.
As Black Americans were breathing a sigh of relief at the guilty verdict in the case of the State of Minnesota versus Derek Chauvin, a new police shooting took place in Columbus, Ohio. Sixteen-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant was shot and killed after someone called authorities, saying a female was trying to stab them.
The footage of Bryant’s shooting death was quickly released by the Columbus Police Department. Interim Police Chief Michael Woods said the quick release was because “we understand the public’s need, desire and expectation to have transparency.”
As theGrio’s Ny Magee reported yesterday, the teen’s mother, Paula Bryant, confirmed her identity with local news reporter Lacey Crisp. Ma’Khia Bryant was shot and killed by a police officer in southeast Columbus Tuesday after officers were called to her home just after 4:30 p.m. for a disturbance.
Ma’Khia’s mother said her daughter was a “very loving, peaceful little girl” who was an honor roll student. “Ma’Khia had a motherly nature about her,” Paula Bryant asserted. “She promoted peace, and that’s something I always want to be remembered.”
Franklin County Children Services confirmed the teen was a foster child under their care.
Source: Body cam footage released in police shooting death of Ma’Khia Bryant
