Police claim Sykes shot at an officer controlling traffic from a vehicle. The officer shot and killed her.
Agency: Flint Police Department
Motive: shooting
Confrontation Type: Violent Crime
Service Call: No
Body Camera: no
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Briana Sykes
Death Date: June 19, 2021
County: Genessee
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Race: Unknown race
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Washington Post Database ID: 6947