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While Ohio’s capital city has made significant progress enacting changes to its police department, the city needs additional help because of “fierce opposition” to reform within the agency, city leaders said Wednesday as they requested a Justice Department investigation following a series of police killings of Black people and other controversies.
The request by Mayor
Andrew Ginther and City Attorney
Zach Klein both Democrats capped several painful months for the city, culminating most recently with the April 20 fatal shooting of 16-year-old
Ma’Khia Bryant as she swung a knife at a woman. Bryant was Black and the rookie officer who shot her was white.
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