An Ohio officer has been acquitted of all charges after fatally shooting Ta'Kiya Young in a supermarket parking lot. The pregnant Black mother had been accused of shoplifting. The jury in Columbus delivered the verdict Friday. Blendon Township police officer Connor Grubb had pleaded not guilty to murder, involuntary manslaughter and felonious assault in the 21-year-old’s death. Bodycam video showed Young refusing to get out of her car before it rolled toward Grubb and he shot her once in the chest. The verdict brought cries of “this is not right” from Young’s family in the courtroom.

Officer acquitted of murder in shooting death of Ta'Kiya Young, a pregnant Black mother accused of shoplifting.

The U.S. Department of Justice is arguing that a former Louisville police officer convicted of using excessive force during the deadly Breonna Taylor raid should be let out of prison. Brett Hankison is serving a 33-month sentence. Federal prosecutors filed a brief arguing that he should be let out while appealing his conviction. Hankison became the first officer involved in the March 2020 raid at Taylor's apartment to be convicted on criminal charges. In the new filing, prosecutors argued that the trial jury struggled with the charges against Hankison, making a prison sentence “unwarranted.”

Trial continues for an Ohio police officer charged with shooting a pregnant Black mother killed after being accused of shoplifting in August 2023. Connor Grubb faces murder, involuntary manslaughter and felonious assault charges in the death of 21-year-old Ta'Kiya Young and her unborn daughter. Young was suspected of shoplifting when another officer ordered her out of her car. Police bodycam footage showed she remained inside then rolled it toward Grubb, who fired a single bullet through her windshield into her chest. A defense witness testified Thursday that Grubb wouldn't have been able to evade the car once it started moving.