Makiah Bryant, a teenage girl was shot dead by a police officer Tuesday afternoon in southeast Columbus.
Officers were called to the 3100 block of Legion Lane, just after 4:30 p.m. for an attempted stabbing report.
Within moments of officers arriving, the officer-involved shooting occurred. Family at the scene told 10TV that the victim is 15-year-old Makiah Bryant.
Bodycam video released late Tuesday showed Bryant stabbing another person when the officer opened fire, fatally striking the teen.
#Columbus
— Shane B. Murphy (@shanermurph) April 21, 2021
*potentially disturbing*
Body cam. Suspect had a large knife and officers were responding to reports of a knife. pic.twitter.com/ddoXQKXxSf
Body camera video released by Columbus Police in Ohio shows #MakiyahBryant attacking another female with a knife before she is shot by police. #BLM have been protesting, calling the shooting racist because Makiyah is black. pic.twitter.com/LY1HaJyI1F
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) April 21, 2021
With commentary. pic.twitter.com/jXuhyJBKLx
— Shane B. Murphy (@shanermurph) April 21, 2021
