Foster Parent of Ma’Khia Bryant Reveals Argument That Led to Officer-Involved Shooting

In an image from police bodycam video that the Columbus Police Department played during a news conference, Ma’Khia Bryant wields a knife while attacking another girl before being shot by a police officer, in Columbus, Ohio, on April 20, 2021. Columbus Police Department via WSYX-TV via AP

The foster mother of a knife-wielding Ohio teenager who was killed during an officer-involved shooting earlier this week revealed that an argument about house cleaning triggered the dispute.

Angela Moore, the foster parent of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant of Columbus, said Thursday that the dispute took place when two former foster children were at Moore’s home.