Protests in Ohio after Black teenager killed by police
By AFP
22 April 2021 |
3:24 pm
People take to the streets in Columbus, Ohio to protest the fatal police shooting of 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant. Body camera footage released by police showed officers arriving at the scene during a scuffle, with a small crowd of onlookers. One teenage girl is seen lunging at another with what appears to be a knife, when shots are heard and the girl collapses on the ground.
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