Family asks why charges dropped against Columbus man accused of killing 13-year-old

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The family of Sinzae Reed, a 13-year-old who was fatally shot Oct. 12 at the Wedgewood Apartments in Columbus' Hilltop neighborhood, want to know why the alleged shooter — a neighbor who legally should not have been able to have a gun — is walking free.Sinzae Reed:What we know about the killing of the 13-year-oldThe Franklin County Prosecutor’s office previously filed a murder charge against Krieg A. Butler Sr., 36, in Franklin County Municipal Court in connection with Sinzae's death on the same day as the shooting.Dejuan Sharp, a local activist and organizer, yelled through a megaphone decrying local authorities' handling of the case involving a white male defendant and a Black child victim.Context:Suspects arrested in unrelated killings of 13-year-old Hilltop boy and man on East SideContext:13-year-old fatally shot at Wedgewood Apartments is second teen killed in three daysThe fatal shooting of Sinzae ReedColumbus police were called around 5:45 p.m. on Oct. 12 to the Wedgewood Apartments on the 800 block of Wedgewood Drive, in the Hilltop.According to court records filed by a police officer, an eyewitness who knows Butler saw him exit a red truck and fire multiple times at Sinzae, striking him several times."

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