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More than 100 protesters took to the streets of Columbus, Ohio, Wednesday night to demonstrate against the police shooting of Ma Khia Bryant.
Bryant, a 16-year-old black teenager, was shot dead by a white police officer after she charged at two people with a knife.
On Wednesday night, protesters were heard chanting: Say her name. Ma Khia Bryant.
The demonstrators were seen protesting down a street in Columbus holding signs that read Black Lives Matter and Power to the People .
Protests and a vigil also occurred earlier on Wednesday with groups gathering to march and pray for the Bryant family.
Police bodycam footage on Tuesday showed a chaotic scene that happened within minutes of the verdict in George Floyd s killing and ignited outrage by many over the continued use of lethal force by police in Columbus and the US.
The Floyd case sparked protests in cities worldwide against police brutality.
Bryant, 41, a gas station assistant manager from Hudson, Wis., credited protesters with supporting the family, especially her sister Katie Wright, Daunte Wright’s mother.
“They’ve been by Katie’s side this whole time. That means a lot to us,” Bryant said after attending Wright’s viewing Wednesday. “I felt safe coming in here.”
But she added, “I’ve never been to a funeral with AR-15s.”
Bryant and other relatives wore T-shirts bearing a photo of Wright and his namesake 1-year-old son that read, “Justice for Daunte.”
“We want justice, for [Potter] to be held accountable,” said Bryant’s friend Christal Luellen, 40, as she stood with Bryant in the lobby of Shiloh Temple International Ministries in northern Minneapolis, where his funeral was set for noon on Thursday.
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Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin is shown in a combination of police booking photos after a jury found him guilty on all counts in his trial for second-degree murder, (Photo : Minnesota Department of Corrections/Handout via REUTERS)
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Former Lexington Police Chief says Derek Chauvin trial will have lasting impact on policing
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â As the conversation around police reform continues across the country, former Lexington Police Chief Anthany Beatty says it will be critical for officers to prioritize building community relationships moving forward.
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