‘Do Not Leave!’: Ohio Cop Charged with Murder of Pregnant Woman Fleeing Parking Lot Broke Policy By Standing In Front of Her Car

Ta’Kiya Young, a 21-year-old Black woman suspected of shoplifting, was sitting in the driver’s seat of her car in front of the store when she was confronted by two Ohio police officers ordering her out of the car – including one officer standing directly in front of her car in violation of departmental policy. Body camera footage shows Young then tried to drive away from the scene by turning her steering wheel to the right before accelerating forward a few inches in an apparent effort to avoid striking the cop standing in front of her car with his gun drawn. But that was when the cop opened fire, killing the mother of two children with one on the way. Ta’Kiya Young (left) was shot and killed by Blendon Township Police Officer Connor Grubb (right), who has been indicted on murder charges. (Photo of Taylor courtesy of her family, YouTube screenshot/ABC6) On Tuesday, Blendon Township police officer Connor Grubb was indicted by a Franklin County grand jury on four counts of murder, four counts of felonious assault and two counts of involuntary manslaughter, according to The Columbus Dispatch. “This indictment speaks to the resilience and persistence of those who demand accountability...