Cop is filmed standing over the body of a '15-year-old girl who he just shot dead'

[Demovictory9]

Cop is filmed standing over the body of a '15-year-old girl who he just shot dead' after being called to a knife attack in Columbus as BLM protesters gather at the scene
Columbus Police said that one person was killed in the officer-involved shooting that took place on the east side of Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday afternoon
Witnesses said that the victim was a 15-year-old girl but police did not indicate who had been shot, just that the officer was not the victim
Authorities had been responding to an initial stabbing call at around 4.30pm
The shots fire call was made just 15 minutes later
A woman at the scene - identified on Facebook as Shonnell Kelley - shared a series of videos from the shooting
Jones shared in the post that the teen had the knife because 'somebody tried to jump her' and added that she was the one who called for help


An officer who allegedly shot a 15-year-old girl 'four times in the chest' was seen on cell phone footage standing over the teen's body just moments after the Tuesday shooting in Ohio.



Columbus Police said that one person was killed in the officer-involved shooting that took place on the east side of Columbus, Ohio, in the afternoon.

Makiyah Bryant - identified on social media - was taken to Mount Carmel East hospital in critical condition but was pronounced dead at 5.21pm, WCMH reports. Police shared that the victim was not an officer.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9493535/Cop-filmed-standing-body-15-year-old-girl-just-shot-dead.html

[WarGamer]

1. Maybe another "thought it was my taser" smdh...

[uponit7771]

2. So the girl called the cops for help and they shot her? The more opaque the worse the story for LEOs

If no body cam comes out quick then we know this is a bad shooting seeing the MO of back acting LEOs in the past

[Luciferous]

11. At this point I don't know why anyone would trust the police to help them.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. This system is not reformable and must be abolished.

[haele]

4. He's got a sleeve. Wonder what sort of tats are under that sleeve.

So, no "drop the knife"? Not even a "what's going on here"? Just drive up on the scene of a couple hysterical girls, and execute the most "threatening" looking to make the point that he's in control?

Haele

[stillcool]

5. well, the verdict was nice for a moment

sweet jeezus. 15 years old, and 4 gunshots in the chest. She's only a kid, but why oh why did she think the police would help her?

[Progressive Jones]

8. He was probably "having a bad day"... nt

[RockRaven]

6. Cops don't kill when they must, they kill when they are allowed to by claiming "I thought I must"

Those two things are a fucking world apart.

[Progressive Jones]

7. Standing over his dead prey like a hunter. He looks pretty douche-y, and weak. nt

[bahboo]

9. my thought as well....

despicable piece of shit....

[bullwinkle428]

17. Like Uday and Qusay Trump, standing over a cheetah they just slaughtered.

I'm not going to make people more sick that they're already feeling, by posting the photo.

[sheshe2]

27. Surprised he didn't have a picture taken with one foot on her chest.

A trophy kill.

[Withywindle]

10. And THIS is why just one individual cop conviction is great but doesn't change the big picture

But the problem is the whole rotten system, and EVERY cop who does this needs to face the same accountability that Chauvin did today.

[superpatriotman]

12. Body cam footage is 'being reviewed'

The truth will come out. Until then I will withhold judgement.

[triron]

22. Will it?

[irisblue]

30. body camera footage will be available 4/20/21 10:30 pm

Link to tweet

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TBH, I am surprised at the speed.
I posted wrong time, my error

[Arazi]

26. We saw Adam Toledo shot dead complying with police, hands up

Yet there are millions of people, including here on DU, who defend that murder even after seeing it point blank on the body cam.

"Truth" depends largely on one's POV (and skin color)

[StarfishSaver]

38. And they are falling all over themselves on DU defending him

lecturing those of us who are rightfully skeptical of the need to shoot this child 5 times about how we "weren't there and shouldn't jump to conclusions" ... When jumping to the conclusion that the girl was at fault and the cop was justified in shooting her.

That propensity to give cops the benefit of the doubt while insisting they aren't taking sides - defending the cop is the default and they'll only question their behavior if they are conclusively convinced the cop was wrong while they will immediately believe the dead Black victim was at fault from the get to until convinced otherwise - is how they keep getting away with this.

[Crunchy Frog]

35. I won't withhold judgment. They haven't earned the right to the benefit of the doubt.

[Ilsa]

13. The state's investigative bureau is going to

review this. I wonder if there is video of the shooting for them to review? Something is really wrong here.

[triron]

24. Who makes up this bureau? Cops, former leos?

[Ilsa]

37. Not certain. Probably former state troopers or detectives

that have been through training with forensics similar to FBI, etc. In Texas, that bureau is known as the Texas Rangers. It is pretty difficult to make Ranger, but they have a history of good ol' boy-ism within the ranks, and I don't know whether they've overcome that.

I imagine the standard for truth is pretty strong with a state investigative bureau versus creating a cover up.

[budkin]

14. JFC

It won’t ever end.

[PoliticAverse]

15. "Jones shared in the post that the teen had the knife" n/t

[stillcool]

19. the teen had the knife because 'somebody tried to jump her'

and so she called the police, and they responded by putting 4 bullets in her chest.

[StarfishSaver]

20. Why would a child with a knife need to be shot?

Only a cop who is completely incompetent would feel he's in danger in this situation because someone has a knife.

[sop]

16. It sounds like shoot first, ask questions later from this witness' statement:

Link to tweet

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[dalton99a]

18. Kick

[StarfishSaver]

21. "The cop pulled up and in no time flat, shot her."

How many times have we heard that before

[sheshe2]

28. To many times.

[PoliticAverse]

23. "describes what he was told happened on Legion Lane" - he's not actually a witness apparently.

He appears to just be reciting what he was told happened by actual witnesses.

[sop]

33. He's a witness, not an eyewitness.

[ChoppinBroccoli]

25. I Can't WAIT To Hear This Cop Claim He Was "In Fear For His Life"...........

.............from a 15-year-old girl. Because you KNOW that's what's coming next, right?

Then again, looking at this little pencil-neck, he's probably afraid of toddlers. I've long held a theory that most cops are either the guys who were bullied in school and are now looking for revenge, or they were the bullies. This guy looks like he falls into the first category.

[smirkymonkey]

29. This is just fucking out of control!

I feel sick to my stomach. I can't even say how saddened and angry I am right now.

[Jirel]

31. Shameless, vicious, pencil-necked MFer.

FOUR times in the chest?

[triron]

32. Paid thug.

[PoliticAverse]

34. Link to youtube video of police press conference (with bodycam footage)...

[Catherine Vincent]

36. Oh my God, this is just terrible!

No justifiable reason for shooting a teen that had a knife. And she's the one that called the cops?