Columbus Police Release Footage of Officer-Involved Shooting That Killed 16-Year-Old Girl

In an image from police bodycam video that the Columbus Police Department played during a news conference on April 20, 2021, a teenage girl, foreground, appears to wield a knife during an altercation before being shot by a police officer in Columbus, Ohio, on April 20, 2021. Columbus Police Department via WSYX-TV via AP

The Columbus Division of Police in Ohio, in an unprecedented move late April 20, released body camera footage just hours after an officer-involved shooting resulted in the death of a 16-year-old girl.

The girl has since been identified by a family member as Ma'Khia Bryant, local outlet 10TV reported.