The Story of Ma'Khia Bryant - April 20 2026

About this episode

This episode discusses the tragic killing of Ma'Khia Bryant and the circumstances surrounding the incident.

April 20th: Ma'Khia Bryant Killed (2021) How do you diffuse a dangerous situation? On April 20th 2021 a young girl found herself in the midst of a dangerous situation. An aggressive one where tensions were high and things had to be diffused. The consequences were deadly. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Ma%27Khia_Bryant, https://www.npr.org/2022/03/12/1086283433/police-officer-cleared-makhia-bryant-shooting, https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/22/us/ohio-columbus-makhia-bryant-police-shooting/index.html, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/us/columbus-police-shooting-bryant.html, https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/family-ma-khia-bryant-speaks-out-after-teen-killed-columbus-n1264997, https://apnews.com/article/columbus-ohio-police-shooting-girl-bd579b69e19abf5a93722986ee78c957, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/12/makhia-bryant-shooting-columbus-police-officer-cleared Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Morning Cup of Murder

Topics covered

• police shooting
• Ma'Khia Bryant
• social issues
• law enforcement
• youth violence

Keywords

• Ma'Khia Bryant
• police shooting
• Columbus
• April 20 2021
• youth violence
• law enforcement
• social justice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NPR, CNN, The New York Times, NBC News, AP News, The Guardian

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