Ohio police officer shoots, kills teenage girl holding knife A crowd gathers to protest in the neighborhood where a Columbus police officer fatally shot a teenage girl Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. (Source: AP Photo/Jay LaPrete) By Associated Press | April 20, 2021 at 10:52 PM EDT - Updated April 20 at 11:49 PM
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Police shot and killed a teenage girl Tuesday afternoon in Columbus just as the verdict was being announced in the trial for the killing of George Floyd.
Police showed bodycam footage Tuesday night at a news conference of the officer shooting the girl, who was Black, as she appeared to attempt to stab two people with a knife.
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Columbus police officer fatally shoots girl swinging knife
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April 21, 2021
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1of21Protesters march in downtown Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Police shot and killed a teenage girl Tuesday afternoon in Columbus just as the verdict was being announced in the trial for the killing of George Floyd. Police showed bodycam footage Tuesday night at a news conference of the officer shooting the girl, who was Black, as she appeared to attempt to stab two people with a knife. (Adam Cairns/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)Adam Cairns/APShow MoreShow Less
2of21A crowd gathers in front of the Ohio Statehouse during a protest Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. Earlier Tuesday, police shot and killed a teenage girl in Columbus just as the verdict was being announced in the trial for the killing of George Floyd. Police showed bodycam footage Tuesday night at a news conference of
The girl was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said.
Crowds react as investigators work at the scene where a teenage girl was fatally shot by a police officer. (Gaelen Morse/Reuters)
It s unclear whether anyone else was injured. This afternoon a young woman tragically lost her life, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther tweeted.
He later said at the news conference, We know based on this footage the officer took action to protect another young girl in our community.
Police who answered the department s phone and officers on scene were not immediately able to provide details to The Associated Press.
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Facebook is stepping up the enforcement of its rules ahead of the verdict in former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial in George Floyd’s death.
The social media giant is tightening its content-moderation efforts, saying it wants to “protect peaceful protests and limit content that could lead to civil unrest or violence.”
The steps that Facebook is taking include identifying and removing calls to bring arms to areas in Minneapolis, which it has temporarily deemed to be a high-risk location. It says it is also removing material that “praises, celebrates or mocks George Floyd’s death.”