Police in US have killed more than 100 children since 2015, data shows
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More than 100 children and teens have died by police use of force in the U.S. since 2015. About 22 of the victims were age 15 and under.
The deaths of 13-year-old Adam Toledo in Chicago and 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant in Columbus, Ohio, are just two of more than 100 instances of people younger than 18 killed by police since 2015. And 23 of those killed, like Toledo, were under 15. Bryant was fatally shot April 20 by Columbus police who were called to the scene about a fight and an attempted stabbing. Toledo was shot and killed by a Chicago police officer in the predominantly Latino neighborhood of Little Village on March 29. The body camera footage of each incident sparked local and national outrage. "We are tired of having these trigger-happy police officers," Baltazar Enriquez, president of the Little Village community, told ABC News in an interview. At least 111 children recently have died by police use of force in the U.S. over the last six years, according to data compiled by the Washington Post. Some of the victims listed in the database are unidentified, without a listed age or name.More Related News