16 yr old AA teen girl was shot and killed by Columbus Police late this afternoon

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https://www.10tv.com/amp/article/news/local/15-year-old-girl-shot-and-killed-by-police-officer-in-southeast-columbus/530-c77bb47e-97d1-47b5-8ed8-099c105a0f20?__twitter_impression=true.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A family member has confirmed to 10TV that the person shot and killed by a police officer in southeast Columbus Tuesday was 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant.

Officers were called to the 3100 block of Legion Lane, north of Chatterton Road, just after 4:30 p.m. for a disturbance.

The family says Bryant called the police for help because girls were fighting outside her house

Bryant was taken to Mount Carmel East in critical condition where she was later pronounced dead.

In a statement tweeted Tuesday evening, Mayor Andrew Ginther said "a young woman tragically lost her life" and that there is body camera footage of the incident. Ginther asked for people to "remain calm" and allow investigators to gather the facts.


:::This is the 4th Columbus area shooting of a POC since November 2020.

I expect I'll be posting more tomorrow.