Cop Walk In Ma'Khia Bryant Killing👮‍♂️!

Cop cleared from killing Ma'Khia Bryant.

The Columbus Division of Police are cleared from liability. The cop who shot a 16-year old teenager at point blank range will not face criminal charges. 

A grand jury did not find probable cause that a crime was committed. The cop, Nicholas Reardon in April 2021 shot Ma'Khia Bryant after he responded to a domestic call in which Bryant was attacking another woman.

His body camera recorded the moment he shot Bryant directly in the chest after she was trying to lunge a knife at a woman. He shot her four times.

She died at the local hospital and it sparked outrage. 

Bryant was a foster child who was under the care of the Franklin County Child Services and she was previously a student at Trotwood-Madison local schools in Dayton.

The Interim Police Chief Mike Woods said that an active assault happened and someone would have lost their life if the police did not intervene in the situation. The officer can use deadly force if the life of the victim is needed to be protected.

The cop did a split decision.

The Ohio Bureau of Investigation had also conducted an investigation into the incident. They completed their investigation and found that the incident did not merit any consequences for Reardon.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost also agreed with the decision.

Michelle Martin, the attorney for Ma'Khia's family said that the incident was a disappointment.

"Ma'Khia Bryant's family is disappointed that a Franklin County grand jury declined to indict the officer who shot and killed her last year. Ma'Khia's family has long wondered why this officer opted for lethal force even those there should have been non-deadly options available to deal with this situation."

Martin added, "We believe that the tragedy that ultimately resulted in Ma'Khia's death started long before she was shot and killed by a Columbus Police officer. There must be full-scale changes made to Ohio's foster care system to ensure that this doesn't happen to another child. We need to work tirelessly to protect those who are most vulnerable in our society. Ohio's foster care system is failing our children and we cannot stand by and allow this to continue."

She was shot and killed in April 2021, shortly after the Daunte Wright killing and the verdict for Derek Chauvin.