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A police officer in Ohio has shot dead a black teenage girl while responding to an attempted stabbing call.
The shooting happened in the state capital Columbus at about 16:45 local time (20:45 GMT) on Tuesday, the Columbus Dispatch newspaper reported.
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Columbus police later produced bodycam footage of the incident, showing several people attacking a person before the girl was shot several times.
An inquiry is under way, with officials urging local residents to remain calm.
“This afternoon a young woman tragically lost her life. We do not know all of the details,” Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther tweeted.
“We will share
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