Columbus police officer who shot Ma’Khia Bryant cleared of criminal wrongdoing

16-year-old was killed during an argument outside a care home in the Ohio capital in April 2021

The Columbus police officer who shot and killed 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing, Ohio prosecutors said on Friday.

Bryant was killed in April 2021 by officer Nicholas Reardon as she swung a knife at a young woman, seconds after pushing another woman to the ground. Bryant was Black. Reardon is white.

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