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Apr 29, 2021 Myron Hammonds, left, and Paula Bryant, father and mother of MaKhia Bryant, the 16-year-old girl shot and killed by a Columbus police officer on April 20, hold a photo of their daughter during a news conference Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. Attorney Michelle Martin representing the family has called for full investigations into the teen’s fatal shooting by a Columbus police officer. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete) COLUMBUS (AP) — While Ohio’s capital city has mad...

Loading the player... While Ohio’s capital city has made significant progress enacting changes to its police department, the city needs additional help because of “fierce opposition” to reform within the agency, city leaders said Wednesday as they requested a Justice Department investigation following a series of police killings of Black people and other controversies. The request by Mayor Andrew Ginther and City Attorney Zach Klein — both Democrats — capped several painful months f...