COLUMBUS – A group calling for an independent investigation after a Columbus police officer fatally shot a 13-year-old boy disrupted Monday night’s city council meeting.
The meeting came to a halt after dozens of people in Columbus City Hall shouted down the council president and took over the front portion of the council chambers.
Columbus police say Tyre King was shot Sept. 14 after he ran from an officer investigating a reported armed robbery and pulled out a BB gun that looked like a real firearm.
Protest organizers say they don’t trust the police to investigate themselves. They also want more money spent on violence prevention programs.
About a dozen police officers including Chief Kim Jacobs observed the protesters, who shouted “Black lives matter” and “Take a knee for Tyre.”