Posted on 09/01/2023 3:14:54 PM PDT by grundle
Associated Press video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VesUUuaZnw
Ta’Kiya Young, 21, was suspected of shoplifting and confronted by two police officers in an Ohio grocery store parking lot.
Body camera footage showing the moments before the fatal shooting last week of a pregnant woman by an Ohio police officer was released Friday.
Ta’Kiya Young, 21, was suspected of shoplifting and confronted by two police officers in an Ohio grocery store parking lot on Aug. 24. After repeatedly being asked to get out of her vehicle by the two officers, one of whom pointed a gun at her, Young slowly accelerated her car toward an officer, who police said was struck.
An officer fired through her windshield and Young was pronounced dead shortly before 7:45 p.m., according to the Franklin County Coroner’s Office.
The body camera video, which Young's family viewed before its release Friday morning, shows an officer approach a car with Young in the driver's seat.
"Out of the car," the officer can be heard saying multiple times.
"For what?" Young asks.
"They said you stole stuff. Do not leave," he responds.
A second officer then stands in front of Young’s car, puts his hand on the hood, and eventually points his gun at her through the front windshield.
"I didn't steal s---," Young says.
"Then get out," the first officer says.
The officer standing in front of Young's car is then seen pointing his gun toward her.
“Get out of the f---ing car,” the second officer says.
"No," Young is heard saying, followed by, "You gonna shoot me?"
"Get out of the car," the first officer responds while banging on Young's window with one hand and grabbing the slightly opened window with the other.
Seconds later, Young is seen turning her steering wheel and driving off. A sound is heard, as the officer in front of the car fires into the windshield at close range and moves to the driver's side.
It's not clear where Young was shot. A scream is heard as the car continues to drive away at a slow speed.
"Shots fired!" the first officer is heard saying. "Stop the God d--m car!"
The second officer appears to attempt to steer or stop the car until it hits the facade of the grocery store.
The officers then break the driver's window, and the footage comes to an end.
The officers called emergency services seconds after getting her out of the car and attempted to help Young by applying a seal to her wound to stop the bleeding, Blendon Township Police Chief John Belford said in a statement.
In a statement, Young's family and their lawyer said the shooting "is clearly a criminal act" and demanded "a swift indictment" of the officer who shot her.
"Having viewed the footage in its entirety, it is undeniable that Ta’Kiya’s death was not only avoidable, but also a gross misuse of power and authority," the statement read. "As if the pain of losing Ta’Kiya isn’t enough, we must grapple with the knowledge that her unborn daughter was also robbed of her life in this hateful act."
Young "was a beacon of love, strength, and energy to all who knew her," her family said.
"Her tragic passing has left a void that words can’t describe, especially for her two young sons, who must now grow up without the love and guidance of their mother, and while coming to understand the circumstances that led to her homicide," the statement read.
The officer who fired the shot has been placed on administrative leave. The other officer was initially also placed on administrative leave but returned to duty after Belford viewed body camera footage and saw no reason to keep him on leave, he said.
Both officers involved in the incident have not been identified.
In a statement, Belford said Young drove her car directly into one of the officers and he "fired a single shot through the windshield," which led to her death. According to Belford, the officer is a victim of attempted vehicular assault.
Young also drove away while part of the other officer's arm was in the driver's side window, making him a victim of misdemeanor assault, Belford said. As Young attempted to drive away, the officer's fingers were grabbing the window, the footage shows.
Because Young is dead, charges can't be filed, but the crime victim status of both officers remain, Belford said.
"This was a tragedy," Belford said. "Ms. Young’s family is understandably very upset and grieving. While none of us can fully understand the depths of their pain, all of us can remember them in our prayers and give them the time and space to deal with this heartbreaking turn of events."
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating the shooting. They did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
I was on a grand jury, some time back, and a case came up in which a young woman told the cop that pulled her over that she didn’t want to talk to him, and she drove home, obeying all of the traffic rules. He arrested her on a felony charge of evading. I’m not sure what came of it. Probably plead to a lesser charge, but I hope she learned something.
Right or wrong, cops can kill you. I keep this in mind.
Thank you.
AI said that :)
Did the cops find stolen alcohol in the car?
They had no problem providing information that she was parked in a handicap spot or didn’t have a license plate.
Since the Kroger employee pointed her out as a thief, it would be nice to know if she was indeed a thief.
As a side note,the Kroger in my town, doesn’t even let their employees confront thieves, they simple send all footage directly to the PD and file a report on stolen items.
I consider that imprecise.
Donating blood is voluntary.
Adherence to the law is compulsory. It’s not up to you whether you do it, you’ll be forced to do it.
The deceased’s incredulity at the imminent consequences of her actions are a symptom of the breakdown we’re witnessing in society.
Yes, if a R was POTUS, the entire country would be convulsing.
It’s always their agenda
Democrats I mean
I'd like to think that if they didn't find stolen alcohol, that would be an integral part of the story because then they could toss in the accusation of racial profiling.
As I posted above, I've read several articles on this and I can't find out either way.
Just why do they think the rules don’t apply to them and tempt fate by saying things like whatchu gonna do shoot me? I didn’t watch the video I don’t know if it was a bad shoot or not it’s a shame a young mother lost her life but sadly she had a hand in the way things turned out. They know what can happen when you go up against police yet some do it anyway.
Truth
True.
The other thing is the bayonet. One good thrust and the perp knows you're not playing around.
I dunno. People can’t be forced to not drink and drive. They can’t be forced not to shoplift. Short of having a cop watching everyone, all the time, I’d say that adherence to the law is largely voluntary.
I can already tell you the outcome of this situation and it won't be "justice served."
It will be.. "How BIG was the Financial settlement... and how much of Franklin County Ohio was burned down before things settled down!
So what? Maybe he wasn’t “trained” to do that, but that is where he ended up.
That’s basically the simplest & smartest advice ever.
Heaven forbid he stepped out of the way. Can I block a car from moving, point my gun at someone then kill them if the pull forward. I am tired of the police viewing their safety at the expense of others lives. She was not accused of a violent crime. Officers did not observer her threatening people’s lives but cops show up, they threaten death to everyone around. Their safety and convenience are important enough for others to forfeit their lives.
Saw a retired firefighter arrested for not complying after he saved a life but the cops arrested him for interfering with their investigation by keeping a person alive. The fireman stated this is the reason the cops have lost the support of over 90% of the population. They are not judge and executioners. Yet they continue to behave in hostile acts, doing great bodily damage in their body slams of cuffed people …. I am allowed to defend myself from criminals. Even criminals trying to kill me, harm me, assault me but if it’s a cop, I would get killed and the judiciary will protect them. Swat teams are way overused, playing military when no one is allowed to defend themselves isn’t real world.
One day is coming when a bystander watching the brutality will pop off and cream them. They are that bold they don’t think people will dish out what they are serving.
When it starts the boys in blue (who have their own version of the USA flag) will be on the receiving end of the pain they keep serving. Then the boys will show their yellow stripe and will hide. They don’t need their own flag in black and white with the only color being a blue stripe. They continue to advertise they are not part of the community. The think they rule it.
This case may be open and shut but so many are not. Watched a video of them tazer a man to death, saw another one where they beat a man to death. Yelling that he quit resisting while his hands were cuffed behind his back, shoot a guy for swallowing something (assumed to be drugs) when did the response to that weren’t death. Watched them gun Dow a crying man for not crawling satisfied by their commands. Over and over they use death as a compliance tool to commands.
I know most on FR are law and order types. I’m ok with that but cops using death for compliance is not acceptable.
Anyone else looking at the police as a greater danger to life the last 15-10 years besides me?
He didn't end up there, he put himself in front of a criminal suspect who could have easily slammed the accelerator to the floor and ran him over. I know of cases where if that cop walked in front of wrong suspect vehicle, they'd immediately run him over, stopped and backed over him if the could.
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