- Ma’Khia Bryant, who was black, was shot by police in Ohio
- NBA star says his tweet was being used to ‘create more hate’
LeBron James has tweeted then deleted a post on the police shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant in Columbus, Ohio, after saying it was being “used to create more hate”.
Bryant, a 16-year-old black girl, was shot dead after being called to a house where a confrontation was taking place. The killing occurred shortly before the guilty verdict was announced over the police murder of George Floyd, a case that had brought international attention to such crimes.
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I’m so damn tired of seeing Black people killed by police. I took the tweet down because its being used to create more hate -This isn’t about one officer. it’s about the entire system and they always use our words to create more racism. I am so desperate for more ACCOUNTABILITY