police killed two young African-Americans

Columbus Police Chief Michael Woods released part of the recording of the camera carried by the policeman who killed the teenager, understanding that “it was important to share with the community, to be transparent about this incident”, informs AFP.

But the transparency only made the public more indignant: In the video, the police are seen when they arrive at the place where the fight was taking place, in the middle of a small group of spectators.

Then a teenage girl is seen attacking another with what appears to be a knife, gunshots are heard and she falls to the ground.

A man shouted at the policeman “You didn’t have to shoot, it’s just a girl!“, But the officer replied,” I had a knife. He jumped on her. “

Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther called Ma’Khia’s death a “shocking and horrific situation” but said the officer – whose name has not been released – “acted to protect another young woman of our community “.

Just a day later, a black man from Elizabeth City, North Carolina, “he was mortally wounded” by a police officer who came to issue him a search warrantas detailed by Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten at a press conference.

According to local media, citing witnesses, Andrew Brown Jr., 40, was shot dead as he was driving away from the police in his car.

Brown’s family, who had 10 children, informed local television station WAVY that the man was unarmed, AFP reported.