Teen girl charges with knife, shot dead

Published: April 22, 2021, 5:02 p.m.

b'Police in Columbus, Ohio, release more bodycam footage in the death of Ma\\u2019Khia Bryant. The 16-year-old was fatally shot by a police officer on Tuesday. Police previously released a body cam recording showing Officer Nicholas Reardon firing multiple shots at the teen girl, as she appears to be holding a knife and lunging at another female.\\n\\nReardon shot Bryant just seconds after responding to a 911 call.\\n\\nThe caller is heard saying, \\u201cIt\\u2019s these grown girls over here trying to fight us, trying to stab us, trying to put their hands on our grandma \\u2026 get here now!\\u201d\\n\\nThe bodycam footage shows several people in front and in the driveway of a residence on the city\\u2019s Southwest Side. The new video footage obtained by WBNS shows a male kicking a female who had previously been shoved to the ground by Bryant, who is then seen in a physical confrontation with another female. Bryant appears t0 be holding a knife in her hand.\\n\\nAn officer is heard asking, \\u201cWhat\\u2019s going on?\\u201d upon arriving at the scene;\\xa0He\'s also heard saying \\u201cHey, hey, get down!\\u201d before firing multiple shots at Bryant.\\n\\nJoining Nancy Grace today:Ashley\\xa0Willcott\\xa0- Judge and trial attorney, anchor at Court TV, www.ashleywillcott.comDr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst, www.drbethanymarshall.com, New Netflix show: \'Bling Empire\'Joe\\xa0Scott\\xa0Morgan\\xa0- Professor of Forensics Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet" featured on "Poisonous\\xa0Liaisons" on True Crime Network\\xa0Haley Nelson - Reporter, ABC 6/FOX 28 Columbus, Ohio'