COLUMBUS, Ohio â Rallies in the wake of MaâKhia Bryantâs death continued Saturday as a crowd gathered on the steps of City Hall to decry police brutality and demand change while listening to a host of speakers, including the girl s mother, Paula Bryant.
Bryant described her daughter â a 16-year-old who was shot and killed by a Columbus police officer on April 20 â as an honor roll student who loved the color blue and TikTok hairstyle videos. She had a great sense of humor and was kind to anyone she met, she said.
âShe had a beautiful smile, was loving and had a beautiful personality,â she told those gathered, many of whom wore neon butterfly hair clips in honor of MaâKhia. âShe was a protector and had a motherly spirit about her.â