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Chris Bournea is a writer and documentary filmmaker based in Columbus, Ohio.

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Columbus Cop Who Killed Black Teen Was Trained Marksman

UNDER INVESTIGATION

Authorities on Wednesday released two 911 calls made ahead of the shooting, in which a female voice warns people are “trying to stab us, trying to put their hands on our grandma.”

Pilar Melendez, William Bredderman, Chris Bournea | Published Apr 21, 2021

Columbus Cops Release Body-Cam of Fatal Shooting of Teen

AGAIN AND AGAIN

The footage shows an officer fire his weapon within seconds of arriving at the scene of a brawl where a girl appeared to lunge at someone with a knife.

Blake Montgomery, Chris Bournea | Published Apr 20, 2021

Horrific Video Shows Columbus Police Shooting of Andre Hill

Pattern and Practice

The victim, who was holding a cell phone, was identified on the same day as the funeral for Casey Goodson, a 23-year-old Black man killed by a local sheriff’s deputy.

Kelly Weill, Chris Bournea | Published Dec 23, 2020

Ohio Cop Shoots Unarmed Black Man, Turns on Body-Cam After

‘THE COMMUNITY IS EXHAUSTED’

Officers had responded to a complaint that the man was sitting in his SUV, turning it on and off again.

Pilar Melendez, Chris Bournea | Published Dec 22, 2020

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