Bodycam footage shows moments before pregnant woman's fatal shooting by Ohio police officer

NBC News ^ | September 1, 2023 | Mirna Alsharif

[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.

[PerConPat]

This sort of $hit will never end in a society chocked full of individuals who cannot, primarily as a result of upbringing, submit to authority. This incident was caused by a willful decision to elevate a controlled situation into a mess.

Maybe the cops were wrong; maybe they were right. But the deceased was blatantly stupid. Comply with LOE instructions, and as mentioned in an earlier post, possibly sue the hell out the jurisdiction later- if warranted.

[dragnet2]

You’re the one who thinks cops are trained to stand in front of running vehicles occupied by a criminal suspects...lol

What a hoot!

[JayGalt]

I’m wrong? The manual is displayed and the maneuver explained starting at time stamp 2:17.

The video opens with retired Sheriff Russ Martin introducing himself and making clear he will not be a making a judgement whether the officer was justified in his actions. He proceeds to narrate the events that occurred that fateful day.

The footage shows an officer at the driver’s side window telling Young she has been accused of stealing and repeatedly requesting that she get out of the vehicle. A second officer is standing in front of the car with his gun drawn. Young, however, refuses to obey the officer’s commands. She can also be heard shouting “What? Are you going to shoot me?”
The woman then puts the car in gear and slams the accelerator. The police officer directly in front of the vehicle is hit and dragged for several feet.

Fearing for his personal safety, the cop fires a single shot through the windshield in self-defense. The car moves approximately 50 additional feet according to Fox News before stopping in front of the Kroger.

The two officers break into the vehicle, retrieve a mortally wounded Young, and begin to render medical assistance. Fox News notes an emergency room doctor on scene also helped.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/09/ohio-police-release-body-camera-footage-showing-moment/

[albie]

Not “tired”
It’s ti-red

[Responsibility2nd]

Bull sh*t. If they’re trained to stand in front of a running vehicle, occupied by a criminal suspect, they should all quit immediately.

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Cops are trained to engage in all manner of dangerous situations. Like I said, this is not really all that dangerous.

Except for the fleeing driver.

[dragnet2]

I don’t need you to tell me what I just watched on the video....lol

[JayGalt]

That is not possible. The 6 minute video on Gateway pundit is the one released by the police with both officers body cam videos.
That video also displays the handbook description of the maneuver used and why it is standard proceedure. Furthermore if the officer had shot through the window from the side rather than from in front as he was struck the suspect would not have been hit. She turned the wheel as she excelerated and he was struck and flung toward the left.

[dragnet2]

I want one of you guys to show me links that prove your assertion that, “Cops are trained to stand in front of running vehicles occupied by criminal suspects”.

You guys take your time... ☺

[T.B. Yoits]

Cops dealing with vehicles need an AR-12 with a drum magazine.

If done right, it would be like a cartoon where the woman is left unscratched sitting in a seat holding a steering wheel while all the glass, the doors, the body panels, trunk lid, and tires are littered all over the roadway.

Whether 12 gauge tear gas rounds in the AR-12 or a separate tear gas gun, cops need more tools to use on such a perp.

A heavy magnet attached to a phosphorous grenade in the middle of the hood with the pin on a lanyard would also work. If she drives away, the engine quickly ends up as a melted, flaming wreck.

[dragnet2]

That video also displays the handbook description of the maneuver used and why it is standard proceedure

Quote it!

[JayGalt]

When you say things that are impossible for anyone who watched the more complete video you leave yourself open.

[tuffydoodle]

“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.”

The active self protection channel on youtube currently has a video of a cop pulling over a guy and getting blown away. It’s the saddest thing I’ve ever seen and I so wish I hadn’t of watched it. Young married guy with kids. Whatever those cops are making, it’s not enough.

[Responsibility2nd]

Don’t be lazy. Google it yourself.

https://www.google.com/search?q=number+of+times+cops+shoot+suspects+fleeing+in+cars&source=lmns&bih=528&biw=1097&rlz=1CAPOUW_enUS991US991&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjryMTBzIqBAxXRFN4AHXisBXkQ0pQJKAB6BAgBEAI

[dragnet2]

I have no idea what you’re talking about.

Lets see your proof that, “Cops are trained to stand in front of running vehicles occupied by criminal suspects”.

Lets see it!

[JayGalt]

It starts at timestamp 2:17 as I said. I am not a stenographer.

[Honest Nigerian]

That is EXACTLY how White people act?
Tell the police to F.O. and drive a car at them?
WOW!

[dragnet2]

No, no, no don’t give me some link to 50 pages of BS.

I want to see you prove your assertion that, “Cops are trained to stand in front of running vehicles occupied by criminal suspects”.

[JayGalt]

Why would you say that over and over again when I gave you the timestamp? You only watched the excerpt or you would not be clueless.

[JayGalt]

It is heartbreaking.

[dragnet2]

Time stamp? I’ve seen the video...

I want to see you prove, “Cops are trained to stand in front of running vehicles occupied by criminal suspects”.

Lets see it.