Ma’Khia Bryant

A Franklin County grand jury has declined to indict a Columbus police officer in the fatal shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant last year.

The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to review the Columbus Division of Police at the request of city officials.

The Franklin County Coroner has released autopsy results in the case of a 16-year-old girl Ma’Khia Bryant shot and killed by police in April.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said the Bureau of Criminal Investigation has finished its probe of the Columbus police shooting death of the 16-year-old girl and sent the case to prosecutors for consideration.

Family, friends, and some Central Ohio elected leaders gathered Friday afternoon for a funeral for Ma’Khia Bryant at First Church of God on Refugee Road. The 16-year-old was fatally shot by a Columbus Police officer on April 20.

The police shooting death of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant last week raised questions across the country about how law enforcement officers are trained to respond in such cases. We discuss police policy and training on the use of deadly force.

Protests continued in Columbus over the weekend, days after a white Columbus police officer shot and killed Ma’Khia Bryant, a Black teenager. On the weekly Reporter Roundtable, we discuss the latest on the investigation and reform efforts.

Columbus Police have released the personnel file for Nicholas Reardon, the officer who shot and killed Ma’Khia Bryant.

"I have an 18-year-old ... and I tell him, unfortunately, [I] never called the cops for anything because ... things can unfortunately end up like this," a neighbor said.

A frenzy of media teams descended onto Legion Lane after a Columbus Police officer killed Ma'Khia Bryant. A few days later, neighbors are grappling with the aftermath.