Police say they were called to the scene around 4:30 p.m. after receiving a report of someone attempting to stab other individualsat a home. Charlton started to drive away, and a gunshot went off, the affidavit says. According to Franklin County Children Services, Bryant was a foster child under their care. In Tuesday's shooting, police received a call at 4:32 p.m. indicating "females were there trying to stab them and put their hands on them," Columbus Interim Police Chief Michael Woods said. While driving away, Bryant told her she had been shot in the stomach, according to the court document. All rights reserved. On April 21, 2021, Woods said the state of Ohio is conducting a criminal investigation into this incident. He played three additional body cam videos. You aint going to have my niece go out like that. "The video shows there is more to this. She promoted peace. Again, it contains graphic language. "A teenage girl is dead and she is dead at the hands of a police officer," Pettus said. The last time Paula Bryant saw her teen daughter alive was on Thursday. In February, former Columbus police officer Adam Coy was indicted on charges related to the fatal shooting of Andre Hill, a 47-year-old Black man. Crisp wrote, Paula Bryant tells me her 16 year-old daughter MaKhia Bryant was an honor roll student and a sweet child. This shooting comes on the heels of the police killing of 20-year-old Daunte Wright in a Minneapolis suburb, just miles from where Chauvin killed George Floyd, and the fatal shooting of Adam . It was over keeping the house clean, Moore said to CNN. Jos haluat listietoa ja haluat hallita valintojasi, napsauta Hallitse asetuksia. As a family we are all saddened by the tragic and unnecessary death of MaKhia, cousins Don Bryant and Deja Torrence said, according to CNN. Talia Kaplan is a reporter for FoxNews.com. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Bryant, a former FAMU cheerleading captain who was remembered as a stellar student with "a beautiful soul, was rushed into the emergency room and later died during surgery. MaKhia had a motherly nature about her. Don't shoot." The investigation then goes to the Franklin County grand jury and then back to the police department for an internal review, Woods said. This afternoon a young woman tragically lost her life. Police identified the officer who fired the shots as Nicholas Reardon, who was hired in December 2019. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Whether this complies with that will be part of that investigation. Fugitive in $18 million COVID fraud scheme extradited to U.S. MaKhia Bryant Shooting: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. The officer is off street duty pending an investigation. JOSEPH RESSLER, JG-TC. Bond was set at $50,000 for Charlton in a Sunday court appearance. He said the shooting is under investigation. The girl has been identified as Ma'Khia. Ogilvies next court date on the murder charges is Aug. 15. Nijayah Townes of Andrews got a steal with one second left and took a good shot at the buzzer that dropped just short of the rim. They convincingly beat the No. She had a knife, the officer says in the video. Officials asked the community to wait for all the facts to come out. 10TV wrote that police responded for a disturbance. All Rights Reserved. Brinson said he thought the incident would resolve itself, the door would get unlocked, "and it will be done andover with." Her family also called for "full-scale changes" to Ohio's foster-care system to prevent similar tragedies. Cappleman said these case management hearings are all likely leading up to a trial which should happen within the next year and a half. A second 911 caller also asked police to respond to the scene, but the call ended quickly after the person realized police had just arrived. The situation unfolded rapidly, according to clips from the body cameras of three officers on the street. Protesters took to the streets of the Ohio capital for the second straight day and night. Bryant was shot in the back, lower torso, right shoulder and right thigh, the autopsy report reads. Bryant, 16, was shot by officer Nicholas Reardon, officials said Wednesday. Ma'Khia was shot and killed by . Police still havent confirmed the victim. A Black teenage girl was shot and killed by police in Ohio on the same day the verdict in the . "This never should have happened," the teens mother, Paula Bryant, told 10TV in a teary-eyed report. Heres one: MaKhias Facebook page contains a couple selfie-style photos and videos. Get down!" A week after Bryant's death, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther invited the Justice Department to review the police department for possible "deficiencies and racial disparities.". She promoted peace.. An image from the police bodycam video of the fatal shooting of a teen in Columbus, Ohio. Donavon Brinson shared his views on Fox News' "The Faulkner Focus" in an exclusive interview after reviewing the footage. All rights reserved. The decision was made to release Charlton at this time due to her being the only witness in this case and being able to positively identify suspects at a future time, the affidavit says. Police killed their sons. One officer attends to the shooting victim. The caller reported a female was trying to stab them, then the caller hung up, The Columbus Dispatch reported. Font Size: One of Ma'Khia Bryant's apparent intended victims was caught on camera reacting to the situation that could have left her stabbed. Police declined to confirm or deny who called police. . Mayor Andrew Ginther (@MayorGinther) April 20, 2021. "We don't yet have all of the facts but we do know that a 16-year-old girl, a child of this community, tragically died last night," Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther told reporters. Charlton was not able to identify a suspect in that lineup. COLUMBUS, Ohio The Columbus police officer who shot and killed 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant last year has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing, Ohio prosecutors announced Friday. "We didnt think too much aboutit, but they were very, very loud. MORE: Recordings show chaos surrounding Ma'Khia Bryant shooting "We got these grown girls over here trying to fight us. As unfortunate as it is, we do not know potentially how many lives could have been lost in addition or people seriously injured.". pic.twitter.com/vhBauZn3Kc. Bryant's killing further heightened tensions in Ohio's capital city over fatal police shootings of Black people, and also cast a light on the state's foster care system. Brinson then ran through the possible situations: "He could have either not firedand the young lady in pinkcould have got stabbed in theneck or would have been fatally injured andthen responded and shot andthat would have been two youngladies possibly dead, or he could have responded theway that he did andunfortunately one lady lost herlife in the incident thatprobably could have beenavoided. Charlton stated she realized that it was the suspects firearm they were wrestling over and not Bryants, the affidavit says. The officer who pulled the trigger has been taken off the streets, authorities said. Officers attempted life-saving measures almost immediately after the shots were fired, said Woods. MaKayla was a beautiful, brilliant and accomplished young scholar from Chicago, Illinois. A Columbus police officer shot Bryant, 16, outside her foster home while responding to a domestic dispute call on April 20. WSYX "We don't yet have all of the facts but we do know that a 16-year-old girl, a. In announcing the grand jury decision, special prosecutors Tim Merkle and Gary Shroyer noted, "Under Ohio law the use of deadly force by a police officer is justified when there exists an immediate or imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury to the officer or another." According to ABC6, the call came in around 3:45 p.m. April 20, 2021, for an attempted stabbing in the 3000 block of Legion Lane in Columbus. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Bryant's family members told the Associated Press that the teenager was the one who called 911 and summoned police to the scene in a plea for help. Published On Wednesday, Jan. 26, Charlton drove to the Providence Pointe Apartment complex to sell marijuana after picking up the victim, MaKayla Bryant, from work at the Governors Square Mall, the arrest affidavit says. "She's a ---- kid," a man at the scene tells the officer after four shots were fired. Be forewarned that the body cam video is very disturbing as it shows the moment the officer shot Bryant. Bryants foster mother, Angela Moore, who wasnt home at the time, said the dispute involved Bryant and two other females in anargument over housekeeping. FILE PHOTO: MaKayla Bryant, 21, was killed in a shooting at the Providence Pointe Apartment complex in Jan. 2022. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. We are working to review it as soon as possible. Police released some body camera footage of the shooting of Ma'Khia Bryant on Tuesday night and released additional. Woods said the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating the shooting. Police said they couldnt give more details on the other females involved in the situation. Bryant was killed in April by Columbus police officer Nicholas Reardon as she swung a knife at a young woman, just seconds after pushing another woman to the ground. She promoted peace, said the 16 year-old girls mother, Paula. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is reportedly handlingthe shooting. By David K. Li. Please enter valid email address to continue. The girls aunt, Hazel Bryant, told The Dispatch that Bryant lived in a foster home and got into an altercation with someone else at the home. She said MaKhia had a knife but alleged she dropped it before being shot multiple times by a Columbus police officer. The woman Bryant was attacking, Shai-onta Craig, had formerly lived at the home but had returned and argued with her that day, according to Craig's statement to police released Friday. All of us go through s***. Late Wednesday afternoon, a crowd of demonstrators -- including Ohio State University students -- marched in downtown Columbus toward the state Capitol building. Protests broke out in the city over the girls death. Ma'Khia Bryant in an undated selfie photo provided by family members Don Bryant and Paula Bryant. A neighbor of Ma'Khia Bryant told "New Day" that video of Ma'Khia's death demonstrated that the teen "was the aggressor. She later waspronounceddead at a hospital. "Under any circumstances, that is a horrendous tragedy. Discovery Company. The woman who was killed Wednesday in the 1200 block of Stuckey Avenue was 22-year-old MaKayla Bryant, according to Joe Starnes, her godfather and cousin. Powered by. Family of Kobe Bryant awarded nearly $29M in photos case. The 16-year-old Bryant was shot and killed by police as she swung a knife at two other people on April 20, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. Bodycam footage shows her running toward two other girls as officers approached. ], People shared TikTok videos of Bryant with the hashtag #SayHerName. This is a failure in part of our community. City of Greenville Communications Manager Leslie Fletcher said officers initially. What should WTXL be covering in this community. But a family is grieving tonight". The girl's mother, Paula Bryant, and the Franklin County Children Services had identified the teen as Ma'Khia Bryant. After a short time, two men meeting Charlton for the drug deal came out of the building, the affidavit says. They chanted "Black lives matter" and "Hands up. ", "We have to ask ourselves: What information did the officer have? The incident has caused an outcry in the community and nationwide as Bryant's killing is the second high-profile fatal shooting of a teenager by police in the last month. "You cannot get over the fact that you have a teenager who's dead and that's a horrible, horrible tragedy," DeWine said at a briefing. While driving away, Bryant told her she had been shot in the stomach, according to the court document. Director of Public Safety Ned Pettus Jr. said Wednesday that he understands the outrage Bryant's family is feeling. 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