Shooting death of Sinzae Reed, Ohio teen killed by man claiming self-defense, now ruled a homicide
The shooting death of a Black teenager by a white man in Columbus, Ohio, who claimed self-defense was officially ruled a homicide by an autopsy report released Tuesday. 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. According to a police complaint in October, a witness to the shooting saw Krieg Butler, 36, shoot and kill 13-year-old Sinzae Reed outside of an apartment complex on Oct. 12. The witness said Butler exited his truck, fired shots at Sinzae and drove off, the complaint said. Butler was arrested days after the shooting and charged with murder, but those charges were dropped pending completion of the investigation after prosecutors said Butler claimed self -defense in the shooting during his arraignment in October, according to a statement from the Columbus Police Department. The Franklin County autopsy report released Tuesday said the teen was shot twice, once in the hand ...