The officer in Hill’s case, Adam Coy, a 19-year veteran of the force, is now facing trial for murder, with the next hearing scheduled for April 28. It also took place less than 5 miles from where the funeral for Andre Hill, who was killed by another Columbus police officer in December, was held earlier this year.
The shooting happened about 25 minutes before a judge read the verdict convicting former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin of murder and manslaughter in the killing of Floyd. “We know based on this footage the officer took action to protect another young girl in our community,” he told reporters. Ohio’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation is now reviewing the killing following an agreement with the city last summer for all police shootings to be handled by the independent investigators under Attorney General Dave Yost’s office.Ĭolumbus Mayor Andrew Ginther mourned the loss of the young victim but defended the officer’s use of deadly force. Woods said state law allows police to use deadly force to protect themselves or others, and investigators will determine whether this shooting was such an instance. It remains unclear if anyone else was injured. The race of the officer wasn’t clear and he was taken off patrolling the streets for the time being.īryant was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said. A black-handled blade similar to a kitchen knife or steak knife lies on the sidewalk next to her.Ī man immediately yells at the officer, “You didn’t have to shoot her! She’s just a kid, man!” The officer shouts several times to get down.īryant then charges at another girl or woman, who is pinned against a car.įrom a few feet away, with people on either side of him, the officer fires four shots, and Bryant slumps to the ground. The officer takes a few steps toward a group of people in the driveway when Bryant starts swinging a knife wildly at another girl or woman, who falls backward. The 10-second clip begins with the officer getting out of his car at a house where police had been dispatched after someone called 911 saying they were being physically threatened, Interim Police Chief Michael Woods said at the news conference. The girl was identified by Franklin County Children Services, which said in a release that the 16-year-old Bryant was under the care of the agency at the time of her death.
#COLUMBUS POLICE SHOOTING TEEN SERIES#
Officials with the Columbus Division of Police released footage of the shooting Tuesday night just hours after it happened, a departure from protocol as the force faces immense scrutiny from the public following a series of recent high-profile police killings that have led to clashes. The fatal police shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant, a Black teenager seen on video charging at two people with a knife, came within minutes of the verdict in George Floyd’s killing - causing outrage by some over the continued use of lethal force by Columbus police.
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