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Ohio shooting: Black teenage girl shot dead by police Police in Columbus release body-cam footage after responding to attempted stabbing call about an hour ago A protester holds a poster displaying the portrait of Ma’Khia Bryant who was fatally shot by Columbus police. Photograph: Etienne Laurent/EPA
Police in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday fatally shot a black teenage girl they confronted as she lunged at two people with a knife, as seen in police video footage of the encounter, authorities said. The incident, sparking street protests in Ohio’s largest city, came as the nation focused on the guilty verdict a Minneapolis jury returned against former police officer Derek Chauvin charged with murdering George Floyd last year by kneeling on his neck. ....