Sep 01, 2023 20:13
The victim was 21-year-old Ta’Kiya Young. The little girl she was carrying also died with her
New episode of violence in USA at the police station. A pregnant African American woman 21 years old, Ta’Kiya Youngfrom Columbus, Ohio killed by officers on August 24th in front of a grocery store in Blendon Township. Together with her he is The baby she was carrying also died. Local authorities have released the video he recorded Bodycam the officer, which shows the last moments of the 21-year-old’s life.
Video The video first shows how a police officer approaches the car the young woman was in and asks her to get out. However, the young woman accelerates towards an officer who first shouts at her to stop and then shoots . The woman was killed by a single bullet.
The family lawyer “She was pregnant and the mother of two other children, unarmed, which is beyond unjustified,” said family attorney Sean Walton. “The video only confirmed their fears that Ta’Kiya was unjustly murdered,” he continued. “It was heartbreaking for her to see her life taken away in such ridiculous circumstances.”
Rebuilding It appears the 21-year-old had stolen bottles of alcohol from the store (which the lawyer denied), and when officers repeatedly asked her to get out of the car, she put the car in gear and accelerated. After the shot was fired, officers broke the window, pulled the woman out and began assisting an emergency medical technician who was at the scene, but neither the mother nor her daughter survived.
“Serious abuse of power” His family condemned the incident as a “serious abuse of power and authority.” “She had two little boys, but she was so excited to have this little girl. “We will miss her so much,” the girl’s grandmother, Nadine Young, told US media, describing her as a big sister and loving mother. “This is just tragic, it should never have happened,” he continued.
The position of the police A police union spokesman said calls to charge the officer before the investigation is completed were premature, while Blendon Township Police Chief John Belford called the shooting a tragedy. Young’s death follows a series of fatal police shootings of African Americans in Ohio and across the U.S. in recent years, events that have sparked widespread protests and calls for police reform.
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