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| Protesters gather in Columbus, Ohio after police shoot 16-year-old black girl (VIDEO) | Protesters gather in Columbus, Ohio after police shoot 16-year-old black girl (VIDEO) |
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| Around the time a Minnesota jury declared an ex-cop guilty for last year’s death of George Floyd, a 16-year-old black girl was fatally shot by police in Columbus, Ohio, sparking another Black Lives Matter protest. | Around the time a Minnesota jury declared an ex-cop guilty for last year’s death of George Floyd, a 16-year-old black girl was fatally shot by police in Columbus, Ohio, sparking another Black Lives Matter protest. |
| Columbus PD officers responding to a 911 call about an “attempted stabbing” around 4:45 pm Eastern time on Tuesday. The caller said a female was trying to stab them, and hung up, police said, according to local media. One person was wounded in an “officer-involved shooting” and transported to hospital in critical condition, where she died at 5:21, police said. | Columbus PD officers responding to a 911 call about an “attempted stabbing” around 4:45 pm Eastern time on Tuesday. The caller said a female was trying to stab them, and hung up, police said, according to local media. One person was wounded in an “officer-involved shooting” and transported to hospital in critical condition, where she died at 5:21, police said. |
| “This afternoon a young woman tragically lost her life,” Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther tweeted, urging residents to “remain calm” and allow the Bureau of Criminal Investigations to “gather the facts.” | “This afternoon a young woman tragically lost her life,” Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther tweeted, urging residents to “remain calm” and allow the Bureau of Criminal Investigations to “gather the facts.” |
| Ginther’s calls apparently fell on deaf ears, as protesters began gathering at the site of the incident in eastern Columbus. | Ginther’s calls apparently fell on deaf ears, as protesters began gathering at the site of the incident in eastern Columbus. |
| Protesters also gathered outside the Columbus PD headquarters | Protesters also gathered outside the Columbus PD headquarters |
| A woman named Paula Bryant told the media that her daughter Makhia Bryant was killed. She was 16 and an "honor roll student," Bryant said. | A woman named Paula Bryant told the media that her daughter Makhia Bryant was killed. She was 16 and an "honor roll student," Bryant said. |
| Hazel Bryant, who introduced herself as Makhia’s aunt, said she was a “good kid” who “had issues.” | Hazel Bryant, who introduced herself as Makhia’s aunt, said she was a “good kid” who “had issues.” |
| Bryant told the Columbus Dispatch that Makhia lived in a foster home on Legion Lane and got into a fight with someone else. She said the girl had a knife, but dropped it before she was shot multiple times. | Bryant told the Columbus Dispatch that Makhia lived in a foster home on Legion Lane and got into a fight with someone else. She said the girl had a knife, but dropped it before she was shot multiple times. |
| “She was 15 years old. She didn’t deserve to die like a dog in the street,” Bryant said. | “She was 15 years old. She didn’t deserve to die like a dog in the street,” Bryant said. |
| Someone named Tay Jones wrote on Facebook that she had witnessed the shooting, but said Bryant had a knife “because somebody tried to jump her,” and that the white police officer never told her to put it down before shooting. | Someone named Tay Jones wrote on Facebook that she had witnessed the shooting, but said Bryant had a knife “because somebody tried to jump her,” and that the white police officer never told her to put it down before shooting. |
| Mayor Ginther said that the incident was captured on body camera. As of Tuesday evening, the footage has not been released to the public. | Mayor Ginther said that the incident was captured on body camera. As of Tuesday evening, the footage has not been released to the public. |
| The incident unfolded as national attention was focused on Minnesota, where a jury declared that former police officer Derek Chauvin was guilty of murdering George Floyd, an African-American man whose death sparked months of violent protests across the US last summer. | The incident unfolded as national attention was focused on Minnesota, where a jury declared that former police officer Derek Chauvin was guilty of murdering George Floyd, an African-American man whose death sparked months of violent protests across the US last summer. |
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