Teen’s sister sought help before shooting
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and FARNOUSH AMIRI - Associated Press/Report for America
Pallbearers carry the casket for Ma’Khia Bryant following the funeral Friday for the 16-year-old at the First Church of God in Columbus. Bryant was fatally shot by a Columbus police officer during an altercation on April 20.
COLUMBUS — The younger sister of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant called 911 a few weeks before Bryant’s fatal shooting by a Columbus police officer, saying the girls had been in a fight with each other and she wanted to leave their foster home, records show.