Was the knife on the ground when police in Columbus, Ohio, arrived at what became a deadly shooting scene?

Contrary to a claim in a social media post, police body camera footage shows that a knife was being wielded by a teen who was subsequently shot and killed by an officer.

During a news conference, Interim Columbus Police Chief Michael Woods played body camera footage from the officer who fired his weapon during the April 20, 2021, incident. Woods showed the video twice — once at normal speed and once in slow motion.

The video shows that shortly after the officer arrived, the teen described by Woods as "the female with the knife" appears to lunge at another female, who falls to the ground. The officer shouts, "get down, get down!" The lunging teen appears to charge another female. The lunging teen is holding a knife. It falls to the ground after the officer fires several shots, striking that teen.