Community members honored Bryant for making a difference, and her family for showing strength. Author: 10TV Web Staff, Lacey Crisp Published: 1:44 PM EDT April 26, 2021 Updated: 6:08 PM EDT April 30, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio Community members packed into the First Church of God on Friday for a funeral service honoring the life of Ma’Khia Bryant.
Bishop Timothy Clarke led the service at the church on Refugee Road.
“She didn’t live long, but she lived well and she made a difference,” Clarke said of Bryant.
The 16-year-old was fatally shot by Columbus police officer Nicholas Reardon on April 20. Body camera video shows Bryant lunging at another woman with a knife.
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Pallbearers carry the casket for Ma Khia Bryant following the funeral for 16-year-old at the First Church of God in Columbus on Friday, April 30, 2021. Bryant was fatally shot by a Columbus police officer during an altercation on April 20.
Family, friends, and some Central Ohio elected leaders gathered Friday afternoon for a funeral for Ma’Khia Bryant at First Church of God on Refugee Road. The 16-year-old was fatally shot by a Columbus Police officer April 20.
Police body cam video showed Bryant lunging with a knife toward another person. The shooting has raised many questions about police use of force.
Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther joined with Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-Columbus) and other community leaders at the funeral. Beatty says the entire community including elected officials need to stand together to bring about justice for Bryant.
Family and friends of 16-year-old Ma Khia Bryant said their final goodbyes Friday.Bryant was shot and killed by a Columbus police officer on April 20. Police body camera video shows her holding a knife and swinging at two women seconds before she was shot several times. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation continues to investigate.Loved ones gathered at First Church of God in Columbus to remember and honor her life.The service lasted for approximately an hour and a half. Several pastors recited scripture, preached and prayed and artists sang gospel songs. One of Bryant s cousins eulogized the teen. She was a child of God. She was a daughter. She was a granddaughter. She was a niece, a cousin, a friend, a best friend. She was a student, said cousin Donnie Bryant. Did you know that Ma Khia loved getting good grades in school? That she was a very intelligent young girl? Bryant s mother Paula Bryant was presented with her daughter s high school diploma during the funeral ser
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