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Although Ma Khia Bryant s family says she made the 911 call to the police, an independent investigation is still ongoing.
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On April 20, 2021, around the same time a jury in Minneapolis convicted former police officer Derek Chauvin of murdering a Black man named George Floyd, a Black teen named Ma’Khia Bryant was fatally shot by a police officer in Columbus, Ohio.
As the news media spoke to the 16-year-old’s family and the Columbus Police Department, questions grew about who called the police to the scene. We break down all the information currently available here.
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Updated April 21, 2021 at 1:26 AM ET
A 16-year-old Black girl was fatally shot by an officer outside 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.