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Ohio Cop Charged with Murdering 21-Year-Old Pregnant Black Mother Ta’Kiya Young

HeadlineAug 14, 2024

In Ohio, a grand jury has indicted a Franklin County police officer on murder and manslaughter charges after he fatally shot a pregnant Black mother in a Kroger parking lot over a shoplifting accusation. Body-camera video of the killing last August shows officer Connor Grubb pulled his gun and fired a single shot through the windshield of a car being driven by 21-year-old Ta’Kiya Young, who posed no threat to the officers. Sean Walton is an attorney for Ta’kiya Young’s family.

Sean Walton Jr.: “The actions that led to the death of Ta’Kiya, the unnecessary aggression, the chilling commands that amounted to 'comply or die,' were there for us all to witness in dreadful clarity. Ta’Kiya’s life and that of her daughter were extinguished in an act of brutality, becoming yet another symbol of the urgent need for reform in police conduct and accountability.”

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