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'You're Next': LeBron James Tweets Photo Of Columbus Officer Believed To Have Fatally Shot Ma'Khia Bryant, Calls For Accountability

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Just one day after tweeting out "accountability" following the guilty verdicts in the Derek Chauvin trial, LeBron James Wednesday tweeted a photo of the officer believed to have shot and killed a teen girl in Columbus, Ohio, calling for accountability.

In the since-deleted tweet, James wrote, "YOU'RE NEXT #ACCOUNTABILITY," in an apparent reference to the consequences faced by Chauvin, who has been convicted of murdering George Floyd last May.

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  • Ma'Khia Bryant, a 16-year-old Black girl, was shot and killed by a Columbus police officer Tuesday afternoon while allegedly attempting to stab another girl.

    On Wednesday, dozens gathered in the neighborhood to protest the fatal shooting.

    James — a native of Akron, Ohio — has been an outspoken advocate for social justice causes in the past, often speaking out in support of Black Lives Matter.

    The tweet garnered thousands of comments — many of them negative — likes and retweets before it was deleted hours after being posted.

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