The fatal police shooting of a Black teen seen on video charging at two people with a knife that came within minutes of the verdict in Derek Chauvin's murder trial is causing outrage over continued use of lethal force by police. (April 21)
Authorities in Ohio are investigating after police in Columbus released body camera video that shows an officer fatally shoot a Black teenage girl who appeared to be attacking another person. A black-handled blade resembling a kitchen knife or steak knife appeared to be lying on the sidewalk next to her immediately after she was shot and fell. In the body cam video, a man could be heard yelling at the officer after the shooting. The officer responds, quote, 'She had a knife. She just went at her.' The race of the officer was not clear and he was taken off patrolling the streets for the time being. The girl was identified as 16-year-old Ma Khia Bryant, according to Franklin County Children Services, which said in a release that she was under the care of the agency at the time of her death.
**EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS GRAPHIC VIDEO AND PROFANITY. AUDIO AS INCOMING**State investigators in Columbus, Ohio are probing the fatal police shooting of a Black teenager in a confrontation caught on body-camera video that appeared to show her holding a knife and lunging at two people.The 16-year-old girl identified by her family members as Ma'Khia Bryant collapses against the parked car and onto the ground. The weapon, which appears to be a kitchen knife, is seen lying on the pavement near her, as an officer crouches at her side to render medical aid.The incident happened Tuesday around the same time a Minneapolis jury convicted a white former police officer of murdering George Floyd last year by kneeling on his neck.Her shooting triggered immediate protests in Columbus - Ohio's biggest city and the state capital. Interim Police Chief Michael Woods identified the officer who shot Bryant as Nicholas Reardon and said Reardon "would be taken off the street" pending an investigation.MAYOR ANDREW GINTHER: "We'll release all other information that we can as soon as we can."Columbus mayor Andrew Ginther on Wednesday said the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation would determine if the officer had acted unlawfully.MAYOR ANDREW GINTHER: "Did Ma'Khia Bryant need to die yesterday? How did we get here?"The video shows police – who were responding to a 9-1-1- call for an attempted stabbing - driving up to a chaotic scene, with several people gathered on a front lawn.Bryant, brandishing a knife, charged toward one person who fell backwards, and then lunged at a second person.A slow-motion replay shows the second victim stumbling backward against a car parked in the home's driveway as Bryant raises the weapon as if about to stab her, and Reardon fires what sounds like four shots.White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters that President Joe Biden had been briefed on the shooting.JEN PSAKI: "The killing of 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant by Columbus police is tragic. She was a child. We're thinking of her friends and family and the communities that are hurting and grieving her loss."Franklin County Children Services said Bryant was a foster child in the agency's care.According to a video on Twitter, her aunt told reporters that quote :"She was a good kid, she was loving… She didn't deserve to die like a dog on the street."
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President Biden in the next few days will unveil eye-popping new tax rates for the wealthiest Americans —a top marginal income tax rate of 39.6% and a capital gains rate of 43.4%.Why it matters: The proposal, to be announced ahead of Biden's address to Congress next Wednesday, is an opening bid for Hill negotiations.Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free."For New Yorkers, the combined state and federal capital gains rate could be as high as 52.22%. For Californians, it could be 56.7%," Bloomberg News reported.The Dow closed down more than 300 points after the plans leaked.Practically and politically, the White House needs buy-in from Congress to pay for social spending in the next phase of his plan to reshape the American economy, the American Families Plan.Between the lines: Democrats close to the White House believe that the amount of revenue that the IRS can collect on capital gains actually decreases past a certain point, probably in the low 30% range. That means the ultimate capital gains rate could be well below 43.4%Officials haven't yet made clear whether the capital gains rate would apply in 2022 — or in 2021, which would allow the IRS to harness some of this year's massive equities earnings.Goldman Sachs sent out a research note last evening entitled, “No Surprises in President Biden’s Reported Capital Gains Proposal.": "We expect Congress will pass a scaled back version of this tax increase." What we're watching: Biden also is likely to raise more revenue from the wealthy by making changes to estate taxes.Biden wants to change the so-called "stepped up basis" for accounting purposes, and value assets when they are passed on to an heir, not at their original cost.The White House thinks that change could lead more individuals to liquidate assets before they die, allowing the IRS to tax them then instead of encouraging families to keep passing on them for more favorable tax treatment. Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect that Biden wants to value estates at how much they are worth when they change hands and remove the so-called "stepped up basis."More from Axios: Sign up to get the latest market trends with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free
