The teen s mother and Franklin County Children Services identified her as Ma’Khia Bryant. Author: 10TV Web Staff Updated: 11:48 PM CDT April 20, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio The Columbus Division of Police has released bodycam footage hours after the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old girl on the city’s southeast side by a police officer.
Officers were called to the 3100 block of Legion Lane, north of Chatterton Road, just after 4:30 p.m. for a disturbance.
According to Interim Chief Michael Woods, a caller reported females were trying to stab them. A dispatcher tried to obtain more information but was unable to before the call was disconnected.
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Updated April 21, 2021 at 1:26 AM ET
A 16-year-old Black girl was fatally shot by a white officer outside of her home after she called the police for help on Tuesday afternoon, according to her family.
The girl has been identified as Ma Khia Bryant by her aunt, Hazel Bryant.
Bryant allegedly called officers at about 4:30 p.m. local time when a group of older kids threatened her with assault, her aunt told Ohio Statehouse News Bureau Reporter Andy Chow. She did not elaborate on the nature of the threat.
The Columbus Police Department could not say on Tuesday whether Bryant was the one to call for assistance before she was shot.
Ma’Khia Bryant.
The Columbus Dispatch reported that officers were responding to a 911 call about an attempted stabbing at 4:45pm. Bryant was reportedly in foster care and got into an altercation with someone else in the home.
Columbus mayor
Andrew Ginther confirmed the incident on Twitter and assured people there is body cam footage and there will be an investigation by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation. as they do with all CPD-involved shootings. We will share information that we can as soon as it becomes available. I’m asking for residents to remain calm and allow BCI to gather the facts.