If the guilty verdicts in the Derek Chauvin trial had any chance of quelling the angry, already gathered “protest” crowds around the country right now, this incident may blow all that up.

Police in Columbus, OH have reportedly shot and killed a 15-year old girl. Crowds of yelling bystanders are already gathering. Videos are being posted from the scene of the incident.

A 15 year old girl JUST got shot 4 times in Columbus Ohio by this police officer. It hasn’t even been a full 24 hrs & y’all already continuing with this shit 🤦🏽‍♀️💔 he needs to be next!! pic.twitter.com/1L284IciHD

— ling 🥀 (@myamaileen) April 20, 2021

Of course, there’s typically more to any story like this, and other reports are alleging that the girl had a knife. In fact, the above poster put out another comment admitting that not only did she have a knife, but she was in an altercation with another girl.

SHE DID NOT STAB THE COP OR EVEN ATTEMPT TO !! She was in a physical fight with another female & pulled a knife out. The cop started shooting once he pulled up & got out the car! He could’ve used a taser, or even told the girl to put the knife down!

— ling 🥀 (@myamaileen) April 20, 2021

If that account is true, the officer was almost certainly justified. If someone is fighting with another person and the police witness the drawing of a weapon, they have a duty to stop the armed person from harming or killing the other person they are fighting with. I have no idea how that’s even controversial, yet social media is abuzz with claims that they should have used a taser or that this was somehow a purposeful killing in retaliation for the Chauvin verdict.

We’ll keep you updated on this story, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it led to more rioting, violence, and destruction despite the fact that the information that’s out there seems to point to the officer acting properly.