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.
from what I read above, she wasn’t thinking nor caring for her 2 boys, unborn child nor herself as she tried to flee from police questioning her AND she basically encouraged her shooting by saying what are you gonna do shoot me as she tried to drive away.
I do question the police officer pulling a gun if she didn’t seem to be a real threat before hand.
Seems she had some thing to hide.
“Get out of the f---ing car,” the second officer says.
"No," Young is heard saying, followed by, "You gonna shoot me?"
"Government is beating into submission, imprisoning, and killing...The authority of man-made law is entirely due to weapons of the constables who enforce obedience to its provisions." -Ludwig von Mises
That’s twice. A policeman tells you to get out of the car, points a gun at you when you don’t obey and you try to run him down. The policeman is supposed gto get out of your way??
That is not the way it works nor should it me. Save your pity for people who don’t flaunt the law.
If she was willing to drive at a policeman she needed to be stopped. It was her choice to die.
Once you CHOOSE to resist arrest everything that follows is on you. You’ll find sympathy between shit and syphilis in the dictionary.
Famous last words.
IMO he was directly infront of the car and she knocked him off his feet. The narrator makes the point that both his feet were lifted off the ground.
I see the usual prog freepers here excusing the thief that tried to run over a cop because they thought their black privilege would give them a free pass. All the funny named perp had to do was put the car in park and get out as lawfully ordered. Good shoot and ANY asshole who tries that crap deserves the same.
It doesn’t matter. Was the second cop supposed to stand aside as she ran down the other cop?
Adherence to the law is not voluntary in a civil society. If every scofflaw thinks they can just threaten the police or ignore them your property wouldn't survive the week, nor would your life, much less your liberty.
Don't make excuses for barbarians coming to barbaric ends.
It sure was. And she committed it.
The video explains that one of the most dangerous things a cop does is confront someone in a car. Their hands are notin plain sight and there are so many places a gun can be out of sight.
“Mom and baby girl - dead
Over “ shoplifting”?”
nope. dead over the mom making stupid choices in general. I’m sure it wasn’t her first time.
She wasn’t just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
She created the reason police were called !
she was rude and not cooperative with police and she caused the escalation of things, even putting the car in gear and moving it.
basically its because they fell entitled to everything and anything...always have, this is not new....
laws don't apply to them....at least that is what they are being told constantly.
Please take a look at my post #39. It all depends on where that one cop was standing when the bullet was fired. Either he was in danger, or he was not.
I will accept that milliseconds matter. The cop is in danger. Then an instant later he is not. Somewhere in that brief timeline a shot is fired. It will take a jury to sort that out.
I watched the video in high resolution, slow motion and enlarged. It appeared the officer was NOT in front of the car when he fired.
One other thing. The officer standing in front of a running vehicle occupied by a suspect, is really a STUPID thing to do!
she thought she was entitled to do as she pleased.
she was wrong thinking and acting.
It was her own doing that started the whole situation of the store calling police.
She could have done the right thing and talked with police instead of saying things to escalate the situation.
IMO she was trying to hide something and it cost her big.
This scenario has played out hundreds of times over the years. Bleeding hearts argue that cops are in no real danger. Especially true in this case as she slowly drove away. He could have slowly moved out of the way.
Thing is... courts have routinely given cops a free pass to shoot to kill anytime and every time perps try to flee. And isn't it funny - somehow the cops have minor contact with the fleeing vehicle which gives him license to kill.
I don't think she was frightened. I think she knew she was part of a protected class. She just didn't know (age 21) that didn't matter. You will get shot if you flee.
Thus it has always been. Thus it will be.
In addition, cops should know, standing in from of a running vehicle with a suspect at the wheel can be quick way to the morgue. A real stupid move.
The theft at retail stores is shocking
7-8 years ago I saw a Latino girl stealing at a WalMart.
I didn’t realize what she was doing but they were watching her on the cameras.
Two cops standing there with their backs to her. Maybe 2-3 feet away.
She didn’t get 5-6 feet before they handcuffed her.
We’ll probably never see the evidence against her now
National
Barack
Channel
would still love a good riot
But you’re possibly correct
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