Police Officer’s Attorney Claims Footage Justifies Fatal Shooting of Black Woman

An Ohio police officer charged in the shooting of Ta’Kiya Young, a pregnant Black mother who was killed after being accused of shoplifting, felt threatened when she began to roll her car toward him, the officer’s attorney said Wednesday.

Young was suspected of stealing alcohol on Aug. 24, 2023, when Blendon Township police officer Connor Grubb and a fellow officer approached her car. She lowered her window part-way and the other officer ordered her out. Instead, she moved her car forward toward Grubb, who fired a single bullet through her windshield into her chest.

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