Three Columbus, Ohio, police officers are facing criminal charges over allegations of using improper force against protesters and mishandling responses to last year’s racial justice demonstrations in the wake of the
And more changes are coming. Mayor Andrew J. Ginther s is expected to name a new police chief this week the first ever to be hired from outside the division s ranks.
But the changes in the last year are a drop in the bucket compared to what needs to be done, according to local activists.
Hana Abdur-Rahim, an organizer with the Black Abolitionist Collective of Ohio, called the city’s actions performative. She said community members have pushed for a civilian police review board for years, and she believes it’s telling that the city didn’t move forward with it until after Floyd’s death.
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Columbus, Ohio police officer who killed Ma’Khia Bryant identified, 911 calls released
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Posted Apr 21, 2021
In an image from police bodycam video that the Columbus Police Department played during a news conference Tuesday night, April 20, 2021, a teenage girl, foreground, appears to wield a knife during an altercation before being shot by a police officer Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. Police shot and the girl just as the verdict was being announced in the trial for the killing of George Floyd. State law allows police to use deadly force to protect themselves or others, and investigators will determine whether this shooting was such an instance, Interim Police Chief Michael Woods said at the news conference. (Columbus Police Department via WSYX-TV via AP)AP
Columbus police ID cop who fatally shot Ma’khia Bryant, release 911 calls as officials urge public not to ‘rush to judgment’ Nelson Oliveira
Authorities in Ohio have identified the Columbus police officer who fatally shot 16-year-old Ma’khia Bryant on Tuesday with a city official calling the incident a “horrendous tragedy” but urging the public to be patient as the investigation continues.
Officer Nicholas Reardon, one of several cops who responded to the chaotic scene, was identified Wednesday as the one who killed the knife-wielding Black teen. He has been a Columbus police officer since December 2019 and is being placed on administrative leave, officials said at a news conference.