Ohio policeman acquitted of murdering pregnant woman Ta’Kiya Young suspected of shoplifting

An Ohio policeman has been acquitted of murdering a pregnant woman he fatally shot in a supermarket car park.

Connor Grubb opened fire at Ta’Kiya Young as he and another officer told her to get out of a vehicle on suspicion of shoplifting alcohol on 24 August 2023.

Bodycam video shows her car rolling slowly towards Mr Grubb outside the Kroger store in a suburb of Columbus. In footage, she could be heard asking: “Are you going to shoot me?”

The officer pleaded not guilty to murder, involuntary manslaughter and felonious assault, arguing it was self-defence. Young, 21, was around 25 weeks pregnant. Her unborn daughter also died.