Officer shoots & kills Black teenager holding a knife, bodycam video shows
COLUMBUS, Oh. / CNN — A police officer shot and killed a Black teenage girl on Tuesday after she tried to cut two females with a knife, officials said and body camera footages shows.
The girl’s mother, Paula Bryant, and the Franklin County Children’s Services identified the teen as Ma’Khia Bryant. Although local law enforcement identified her as 15-years-old at a news conference Tuesday, the FCCS said the girl’s age as 16.
“Ma’Khia was a foster child, who was under the care of Franklin County Children Services,” the FCCS said. “This...