Columbus Grapples With Police Shootings That Have Taken Black Lives
With four killings in the past four months, many residents in Ohio’s capital feel victimized by their Police Department, which has received a litany of misconduct complaints.
A mourner on Thursday laid a wreath at a memorial for Ma’Khia Bryant, a 16-year-old girl who was fatally shot by a police officer in Columbus, Ohio.Credit.Amr Alfiky/The New York Times
By Will Wright, Lucia Walinchus and Kevin Williams
April 22, 2021Updated 9:25 p.m. ET
COLUMBUS, Ohio A bullet hole in a garage near her sister’s house marks the place where Adrienne Hood’s son, who was Black, was shot and killed by police officers in Columbus in 2016.