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(COLUMBUS, Ohio) A 16-year-old girl was shot and killed by police on Tuesday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio, police said.
Police said they were responding to a report of an attempted stabbing in the southern part of the city at about 4:30 p.m. local time. The shooting took place a short time later, according to police.
The victim, who the Franklin County Children Services identified as Ma’Khia Bryant, was taken to the hospital in critical condition and pronounced dead just before 5:30 p.m. She could be my grandchild, Ned Pettus, director of the Columbus Department of Public Safety, said at a press conference. My heart breaks for the family tonight. No matter the circumstances, that family is in agony. . They deserve answers, the city deserves answers. . But fast answers cannot come at the expense of accurate answers.
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