COP BREAKS DOWN AFTER SHOTING WOMAN WHO SHOT AT HIM

Woman, 19, shot dead by officer during Juneteenth parade after she opened fire on him from her car, leaving the cop sobbing on the ground afterwards

 

Daily Mail 

June 22, 2021

 

The police believe Briana Sykes, 19, of Flint, fired the first shots in the incident. The officer returned fire, striking the teen, who died as a result of her injuries. 

Briana's sister, Nala McCracklin, 19, told DailyMail.com: 'I do feel horrible for the officer who did it and I'm not upset at him or anyone else. As well as the bystanders. Nobody deserves to see or experience that.' She said that Briana's boyfriend, who she did not name, had been killed in a shooting which did not involve police just three days earlier. 

 

Briana is pictured with her boyfriend (left), who was killed in a non-officer shooting days earlier

 

The incident took place around 2:14pm on Saturday, when the unidentified officer was working traffic during the city's Juneteenth Celebration Parade. The Flint officer was 'fired upon by the lone occupant of a vehicle who drove up to him at the traffic point,' state police said on Twitter. 'Upon taking fire, the officer returned fire, striking the suspect.' 

In a video of the incident, the officer can be heard giving verbal commands, demanding to see the suspect's hands. He can then be seen firing several shots into the car, which begins to roll away as the witness claims a gunshot hit her own door. The officer, meanwhile, can be seen on his knees, seemingly weeping as another officer comes to comfort him. 

 

Sykes was transported to the Hurley Medical Center for treatment after the shooting, where she eventually succumbed to her injuries. No one else was injured Saturday, including the police officer involved in the exchange. 

It wasn't known yet why Sykes allegedly shot at the officer, Lt. Kim Vetter of the state police said Monday.