MANSFIELD - Ma Khia Bryant s grandmother wants people to know about her.
Bryant, 16, was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon by a Columbus police officer. About 25 people gathered Saturday afternoon on the downtown square for a rally organized by the Mansfield Peace Coalition. My name for her (Ma Khia) was Beautiful, Debra Bryant Wilcox said. She was a timid child. It was hard for her to fight back. She got bullied a lot.
The video of Tuesday s incident shows officer Nicholas Reardon exiting his cruiser and approaching a group of people involved in an altercation.
As seen on the body-camera video, Ma Khia Bryant pushed or swung at a person who then fell to the ground.