An Ohio Cop Killed Black Teen Ma’Khia Bryant On The Same Day As The George Floyd Trial Verdict

Another young Black life has been lost after Ma’Khia Bryant was shot by police in Ohio on Tuesday afternoon.

Bryant was 16-years-old and academically gifted. On her TikTok account, she posted hair tutorials and danced to trending songs.

#makhiabryant deserved to be alive and happy with her family ? #SayHerName #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/kkRhWAd0yJ

— gracieミ☆ (@mercxkurt) April 21, 2021

Police were called to respond to an attempted stabbing at a foster home around 4:30pm local time, according to The Columbus Dispatch.

Bryant had reportedly called emergency services because older kids had threatened her with assault.

Slowed down body cam footage shows police approaching a group of young people outside of a house before a gun was pulled out.

In a press conference, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther said the “officers took action to protect another young girl.”

Bryant’s aunty told reporters that Bryant had dropped the knife before being shot multiple times by an unidentified white officer.

Her mother Paula described Ma’Khia as a “very loving, peaceful, little girl” who had a “motherly nature about her”.

“She promoted peace and that’s something I want to always be remembered,” her mother said.

Paula Bryant tells me her 16 year-old daughter Ma’Khia Bryant was an honor roll student and a sweet child. Ma’Khia was shot and killed by a @ColumbusPolice on Legion Lane at 4:30p today. pic.twitter.com/0FfbQVEgSD

— Lacey Crisp (@LaceyCrisp) April 21, 2021

Protestors gathered after the news was announced but were cleared out by 10.30pm.

In a video circulating on Twitter that afternoon, three white officers allegedly taunted residents by saying “Blue Lives Matter”.

Three white officers say, "blue lives matter" to a group of black residents at the scene where police shot and killed a 15-year-old girl. pic.twitter.com/TGkejEiaho

— scott keeler (@_WhatRiot) April 21, 2021

Mayor Ginther asked residents to remain calm on Twitter while Ohio’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation looked into the matter.

This afternoon a young woman tragically lost her life. We do not know all of the details. There is body-worn camera footage of the incident. We are working to review it as soon as possible. BCI is on the scene conducting an independent investigation . . .

— Mayor Andrew Ginther (@MayorGinther) April 20, 2021

Bryant was killed the same day that former police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis.

They just killed another child. Nobody can sell me this verdict as progress when in the span of 2 weeks 2 children were killed by police. #SayHerName #MakiyahBryant

— Amira Hassan (@itsAmira_H) April 20, 2021