US lawmakers want Ma Khia Bryant foster care journey probed
FARNOUSH AMIRI, Report for America/Associated Press
June 1, 2021
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1of5A man adjusts a sign near a memorial at the scene in the Columbus, Ohio neighborhood Friday, April 23, 2021 where 16-year-old Ma Khia Bryant was fatally shot by police as she swung at two other people with a knife on Tuesday, April 20. Three Democratic members of Congress are asking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to investigate the foster care circumstances leading up to the fatal police shooting of Bryant. U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty and Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, along with Oregon Rep. Ron Wyden, penned a letter Tuesday, June 1, 2021 on behalf of Bryant’s parents, requesting for the federal agency to look into the teen’s experience through the foster care system.Farnoush Amiri/APShow MoreShow Less
Three Democratic members of Congress are asking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to investigate the foster care experience of Ma'Khia Bryant that preceded the 16-year-old's fatal police shooting in Ohio.
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