The shooting death of Sinzae Reed, an Ohio teen killed by a man claiming self-defense, has now been ruled a homicide.
Sinzae Reed is shown in this undated photo.The fatal shooting of a Black teenager by a white man in Columbus, Ohio, who claimed self-defense was officially ruled a homicide in an autopsy report.shoot and kill 13-year-old Sinzae Reed
The Franklin County autopsy report released Tuesday said the teen was shot twice, once in the hand and once in the chest, concluding the manner of death was a homicide. "In Ohio, the self-defense law changed and the legal part of that is the burden changed," Channa Lloyd, criminal attorney and managing partner of The Cochran Firm, has said. "Previously, if a shooter said 'I shot someone in self-defense,' they had to prove it was self-defense. Now that the law has changed, it changes that burden and shifts it to the prosecution."
Columbus Police said in a statement on Dec. 31, "The investigation continues and the Division will not be providing any more statements on the case. Once the investigation is complete, it will be presented to the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office. Any further questions regarding this case should be directed towards them."earlier this month that she is seeking justice for her son and that she herself asked Ohio law enforcement officials to provide answers as to why her son was killed.
"I'm very frustrated because I know if it was the other way around," she said, "if it was a Black man and my child was white, the Black man would be in jail and my son would have justice.MORE: How viral videos of killings of black men take a toll on black male mental health
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