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BCI will determine if the officer involved was wrong, and if he was, we will hold him accountable as we have other officers who have committed wrongdoing criminally, or in violation of the policies and procedures of the division of police." “Some are guilty, but all of us are responsible. “Bottom line, did Ma’Khia Bryant need to die yesterday? How did we get here? This is a failure on part of our community,” Ginther said. An information packet will also be sent to Columbus police, who will review the incident for policy compliance and violations.Ĭolumbus Mayor Andrew Ginther said that while we don’t know all the facts yet, we do know that a 16-year-old girl died tragically Tuesday. We will allow them to conduct their investigation.”Īfter the investigation is conducted, it will be sent to the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office, where it will be presented to a grand jury. “Our role is to provide them the information that they request and do so in a timely manner. “The Columbus Division of police will assist them, but we will not interfere in any investigative process that they have,” Woods said.

Woods said that the next step is for the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations to conduct an “independent and transparent investigation.” They then played two more body camera videos of other officers who responded to the scene. “She had a knife, she just went at her,” Reardon responded.Īs more officers arrive on scene and tend to Ma’Khia, Reardon again said, “She came at her with a knife.”Ĭolumbus police then played the video in slow motion, providing a clear view of Ma’Khia holding a knife as she was shot by the officer. Several people, presumably members of Ma’Khia’s family, loudly curse at the officer and ask why he shot her. Three people, including Ma’Khia, can be seen fighting each other, and as Ma’Khia appears to begin swinging a knife at another woman, Reardon fires at her four times, causing her to collapse on the ground. Woods then played the body camera video for Officer Nicholas Rearden, the first officer on the scene and the officer who shot and killed Ma’Khia.Īs Reardon arrives on scene, he begins asking people what’s going on. Police then played the only other 911 call about the incident, which was brief, as the caller hung up when they saw a police cruiser arrive at the scene. He would later explain that the call came in as a “disturbance,” and was given a level two priority, saying there was some confusing information coming in as the dispatcher was trying to determine what was going on. and the first officer arrived at the scene at 4:44 p.m. Woods said officers were dispatched at 4:35 p.m. WARNING: This video contains extremely graphic images and language. Watch the entire news conference in the video player below. The dispatcher repeatedly asked the caller if she could see a weapon involved, but she did not respond before hanging up the phone. In the call, an unidentified female can be heard asking the dispatcher to send police to the address because of a fight, while a loud argument can be heard in the background. about the incident that led to the shooting. Interim Police Chief Michael Woods began the news conference by playing the first 911 call that dispatchers received at 4:32 p.m.

RELATED: 16-year-old girl fatally shot by police in Columbus, sparking protests outside police department COLUMBUS, Ohio - During a Wednesday news conference, Columbus police released additional body camera videos, 911 call audio and information on the fatal shooting by an officer of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant, who appeared to be swinging a knife at another person when she was shot Tuesday afternoon.