

Mike DeWine said Wednesday that he watched the footage of Bryant’s killing and called it a “horrible tragedy.” Officials are continuing an investigation into that shooting. COLUMBUS (WCMH) Columbus police have arrested a 16-year-old girl accused of fatally shooting another teenager. Last week, Columbus police shot and killed a man who was in a hospital emergency room with a gun on him. Officers were working to clear an apartment building into which the suspect ran. Updated: / 04:26 PM EST COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) Police said a 13-year-old boy was shot while taking out the trash Sunday night in southeast Columbus. to a report of someone shooting at a deputy, Deputy Chief Tim Myers said. The case remains under federal investigation. Columbus police responded about 7:55 p.m. Less than three weeks before Hill was killed, a Franklin County Sheriff’s deputy fatally shot 23-year-old Casey Goodson Jr.
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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. A French policeman has been charged with homicide and is now in custody over the killing of a teenager during a traffic stop near Paris on Tuesday. 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. Columbus police said the teen was one of two males who got out of the back of the stopped vehicle with firearms, leading Ohlinger to fire at least one shot that struck the teen. Ohio’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation is now reviewing the killing following a recent agreement with the city. 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, who was hired by the force in December 2019, is seen taking 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 shooting occurred moments before the verdict was read. It remains unclear who called the police. The Columbus Dispatch reports that officers responded to an attempted stabbing call when police shot the girl at about 4:45 p.m. The 10-second body camera clip begins with the officer, identified Wednesday as Nicholas Reardon, getting out of his car at a house where police had been dispatched after someone had called 911 saying they were being physically threatened, Woods said.
