Ohio police shooting: Ma’Khia Bryant’s mother says it ‘never should have happened’

The mother of an Ohio teen who was fatally shot by a police officer Tuesday is speaking out, vowing that the gunfire "never should have happened."

Ma’Khia Bryant, 15, has been identified by her family as the person who was killed Tuesday afternoon in east Columbus. Initial body camera footage released by investigators shows the teen attacking two other people with what appeared to be a knife before a responding officer fired multiple shots, fatally wounding her.

"This never should have happened," the teen’s mother, Paula Bryant, told 10TV while a tear streamed down her face. "She's a loving girl."

According to Franklin County Children Services, Bryant was a foster child under their care.

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Police say they were called to the scene around 4:30 p.m. on a report of someone attempting to stab others at a home.

The bodycam footage shows that as soon as police pulled up, a young female tackles another female to the ground and had what appeared to be a knife in her hand. The girl can then be seen charging at another female while raising the purported knife in the air, at which point the officer opened fire.

"She came at them with a knife," the officer can be heard saying as police tended to Ma’Khia Bryant on t... (Read more)

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