Another case shakes the mood in America: a 16-year-old girl wielding a knife was shot dead half an hour before the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial in Minneapolis. A video was also made of the incident.
The victim's mother, Ma'Khia Bryant, Paula Bryant, told local broadcaster WBNS-TV that she was devastated by what happened and that her daughter was a loving girl. “This shouldn't have happened,” the woman said, adding that she wanted answers.
The girl who was shot was living in a foster home and her mother "couldn't wait to come home."
He could be getting ready to be stabbed
In the body camera video released at the police press conference, it can be seen that several people were in front of the building, and a young girl brandishing a knife rushed at two people. One of the policemen shot the attacker, who immediately collapsed. The girl died of her injuries at the hospital. After the incident, there were protests on the streets of Columbus and at the site.
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LeBron James voiceover
Basketball player LeBron James also spoke, stirring up a huge storm. In one story, the star athlete posted a picture of the police officer who shot the girl with the text "you are next".
"This is not about one police officer. It's about the system"
- said LeBron James, whose post caused so much outrage that the Los Angeles Lakers star eventually deleted it. The largest police union in the United States condemned the act as disgraceful and extremely reckless. As they say, the officer saved the life of the girl who was attacked.
A US senator accused the 36-year-old basketball player of inciting violence with his post. When the police officer was asked why he opened fire, he claimed that the attacker had a knife. However, LeBron feels that there was an overreach and the situation could have been resolved without the shooting.
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