Updated: 5:21 PM EDT April 23, 2021 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ned Pettus Jr., the director for the Columbus Department of Public Safety, spoke about the fatal Columbus police shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant in a YouTube video on Friday. Bryant was shot by Columbus police officer Nicholas Reardon on Tuesday. Bodycam video appears to show Bryant attempting to stab a woman with a knife before Reardon shoots her. In the YouTube video, Pettus called the shooting an unspeakable tragedy for everyone involved. While he said the investigation is focused on finding the facts of the shooting, Pettus said the community has to focus on the feelings and pain brought on by Bryant’s death.