Police in US have killed more than 100 children since 2015, data shows
Family of 13-year-old shot by police continue to grieve UP NEXT The deaths of 13-year-old Adam Toledo in Chicago and 16-year-old Ma Khia Bryant in Columbus, Ohio, are just two of more than 100 instances of people younger than 18 killed by police since 2015. And 23 of those killed, like Toledo, were under 15. Bryant was fatally shot April 20 by Columbus police who were called to the scene about a fight and an attempted stabbing. Toledo was shot and killed by a Chicago police officer in the predominantly Latino neighborhood of Little Village on March 29. The body camera footage of each incident sparked local and national outrage.
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Police have killed more than 100 children since 2015 in US, data shows
Family of 13-year-old shot by police continue to grieve
Replay Video UP NEXT The deaths of 13-year-old Adam Toledo in Chicago and 16-year-old Ma Khia Bryant in Columbus, Ohio, are just two of more than 100 instances of people younger than 18 killed by police since 2015. And 23 of those killed, like Toledo, were under 15. Bryant was fatally shot April 20 by Columbus police who were called to the scene about a fight and an attempted stabbing. Toledo was shot and killed by a Chicago police officer in the predominantly Latino neighborhood of Little Village on March 29. The body camera footage of each incident sparked local and national outrage.
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