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A 19-year-old Michigan teen who was killed by a cop in a shootout after opening fire on the officer "had lost her boyfriend to a police shooting days earlier."
Briana Sykes was identified by police as the victim that was shot around 2.15pm on Saturday just blocks away from a Juneteenth parade.
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Briana Sykes was identified by police as the victim that was shot on SaturdayCredit: Facebook
Sykes' death prompted a wave of tribute posts on social media from her loved ones, including one claiming the 19-year-old's boyfriend had also died by police just days before.
Her cousin, Micajah Reynold wrote to Facebook: "Many already know and have reached out but for those who don't, my cousin was the woman in the viral video who was killed by police Saturday in Flint after firing at an officer.