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The police say Briana Sykes, 19, of Flint, fired the first shots in the incident The officer returned fire, striking the teen, who died as a result of her injuries The incident took place around 2:14pm on Saturday, when the unidentified officer was working traffic during the city's Juneteenth Celebration Parade The Flint officer was 'fired upon by the lone occupant of a vehicle who drove up to him at the traffic point,' state police said on Twitter 'Upon taking fire, the officer returned fire, striking the suspect,' police added In a video of the incident, the officer can be heard giving verbal commands, demanding to see the suspect's hands The officer can be seen on his knees, seemingly weeping after the shooting Briana was transported to the Hurley Medical Center for treatment after the shooting, where she eventually succumbed to her injuries No one else was injured Saturday, including the police officer involved It wasn't known yet why Briana allegedly shot at the officer, Lt. Kim Vetter said Sister Nala McCracklin said 'I do feel horrible for the officer who did it and I’m not upset at him or anyone else' Nala said that Briana's boyfriend, who she did not name, had been killed in a shooting which did not involve police just three days earlier She added: ‘She wasn’t a bad person, nor violent'