Columbus cop who fatally shot Ma Khia Bryant, 16, is an expert marksman in the Air National Guard where he also serves as a military policeman
Nicholas Reardon shot Bryant at around 4.45pm on Tuesday on the 3100 block of Legion Lane while responding to a 911 call about an attempted stabbing
Reardon, a graduate of Bishop Watterson Catholic school in Columbus, was a member of the school s wrestling team
While he attended Air Force basic combat training, the school posted updates on his progress
Reardon graduated from basic combat training in August 2017 before attending the military s Security Forces Tech School at Lackland Air Force Base
Ohio mayor slammed for describing teen shot by police as young woman
22 Apr, 2021 07:00 AM
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Bodycam footage released by Columbus police in Ohio shows an officer fatally shooting 16-year-old Makhia Bryant, who later died from her injuries in hospital. Video / AP
Bodycam footage released by Columbus police in Ohio shows an officer fatally shooting 16-year-old Makhia Bryant, who later died from her injuries in hospital. Video / AP
NZ Herald
By: Frank Chung
A mayor in Ohio has been slammed for describing a 15-year-old girl shot by police as a young woman .
Activists say Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther s initial statement after the shooting of Ma Khia Bryant on Tuesday represents adultification bias – a form of discrimination researchers claim uniquely affects African-American girls.
Officers arrived on the scene at 4:44 p.m., Woods said. A slowed-down version of body camera footage appears to show Bryant attacking two other people, lunging at one with something in her hand, just after an officer arrived. The officer, identified by Woods as Reardon, fired his weapon several times while Bryant and another girl were struggling against the side of a parked car. A knife could be seen next to Bryant s body after the shooting.
It was unclear what led to the altercation, which was already in progress when the officers arrived.
An image from police bodycam video shows a teenage girl appearing to wield a knife before being shot by police in Columbus, Ohio, on April 20, 2021.
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Updated: 7:38 AM EDT Apr 22, 2021 WLWT Digital Staff The Associated Press Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is urging patience in the investigation into the police shooting of 16-year-old MaâKhia Bryant. The fatal shooting of a knife-wielding Black teenage girl by police in Columbus, Ohio, has caused outrage by some in the community over the continued police use of lethal force.Officials with the Columbus Division of Police released footage of the shooting Tuesday night just hours after it happened, a departure from protocol as the force faces immense scrutiny from the public following a series of recent high-profile police killings that have led to clashes.The girl was identified as 16-year-old MaâKhia Bryant, according to Franklin County Children Services, which said in a release that she was under the care of the agency at the time of her death.The 10-second clip begins with the officer getting out of his car at a house where police had been d