DJ Envy Under Fire For Saying Ma’Khia Bryant Shooting Was Justified

Charlamagne Tha God & DJ Envy Debate Whether The Officer Who Killed Ma’Khia Bryant Was justified

There have been uproar both online and offline after 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant was shot and killed by Columbus, Ohio police officer Nicholas Reardon.

Reardon was responding to a call allegedly made by Ma’Khia or her sister after several women repeatedly showed up to her foster home to fight her.

In the body can footage, Ma’Khia is tossed onto another person as she’s still fighting, holding a knife in her hand before Reardon shot her four times in the chest. Ever since, there have been debate on whether the shooting was justified or not.

 

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On the recent episode of The Breakfast Club, Charlamagne Tha God and DJ Envy were at odds over if the shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant was justified. “He definitely could have shot her in the leg or something,” said Charlamagne.

“But that’s not the way police officers operate. That’s not the way that they’re trained. I think it was excessive and I do not think that young girl should be dead today. Even if this is one that’s legally justified, I’ve heard social workers say they’ve broken up knife fights. I refuse to believe that was the only way to handle that situation.”

But DJ Envy had a different view. “I don’t agree with you on this one. I mean, the cop got a call that said that, you know, these women were jumping somebody,” he said.

“They hop out the car and see a woman going at another woman with a knife. Yeah, maybe, if they would have shot her in the foot, or shot her in the leg, who’s to say she still couldn’t stab the young girl.”

 

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CTG then asked Envy if he thought shooting the teen “four times was excessive.” Envy, answered, “No. I honestly don’t.” His co-host seemed stunned by his answer. “And the reason I don’t think that is because everybody sees one side,” Envy continued. “Think about the other side. Think about if that was your daughter.”

His co-host chimed in to vocalize his disagreement, saying that he’s a father and couldn’t imagine shooting a teen in that scenario.

See some reactions below:

Why is DJ envy & charlamange having a debate about Ma’khia Bryant’s death ??!! why is that a debate ?

— PrettyC🦋. (@finebrownthang) April 23, 2021

To say a child deserved to die while completely ignoring the fact that Ma’khia called the police because someone was attempting to jump her is just so… idk man it’s fuckin pussy and i feel like nobody is really paying attention to the true details here

— almighty 🇯🇲 (@Almighty20k) April 23, 2021

@breakfastclubam @djenvy Agree with DJ Envy 100% on that convo this morning in reference to Ma’Khia Bryant. We can not judge all cases the same. Great discussion.

— Hope (@Hope07327616) April 23, 2021

Dj Envy is a dumbass😅🥴I never in my life thought I would agree with Charlamange BUT he was absolutely right! And Envy kept referring to Ma’khia as an woman & she was a child

— Boogie✨👑 (@itsnyleboog_) April 23, 2021

Dj Envy looked at that situation in a heartless manner that girl could have been tased the police didn’t even try to break it up or nothing just straight up pulled his gun & killed that girl. yea he possibly saved the other girls life but u still took Ma’Khia’s.

— BUSY. (@glomonai) April 23, 2021

And DJ Envy if they can take mass white shooters like Dylan roof they took him to Burger King and got his ass a whopper and he still alive cause he ain’t dead they could of Descalated the situation with ma’khia DJ Envy 🤡🤡🤡🤡 and black folks defending this is 🤡🤡🤡🤡 too

— Bianca (@baddie123bebe) April 23, 2021