Connor GrubbOhio police officer, has been charged after the alleged murder Ta’Kiya Young21-year-old pregnant woman, in August 2023. According to NBC News, Young has been suspected of shoplifting.
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More details on Ohio Officer Connor Grubb’s Charges
According to the outlet, Grubb has been charged with “four counts of murder, four counts of felonious assault, and two counts of involuntary manslaughter.”
Furthermore, the outlet noted that Grubb was reportedly placed on administrative leave after the shooting. However, Sean Walton, a lawyer for the Young family, believes Grubb will soon be “terminated immediately” from the force amid the indictment.
LATEST: Our first look at Blendon Township Police Officer Connor Grubb, now charged with manslaughter in the killing of a pregnant mother in a grocery store parking lot >> https://t.co/soamlIxsDx pic.twitter.com/5DqRDxB2Ru
— WSYX ABC 6 (@wsyx6) August 13, 2024
This Is What 21-Year-Old Pregnant Woman Ta’Kiya Young Shows
According to CNN, Grubb and another officer confronted Young in the store’s parking lot on August 24, 2023. The officer was reportedly informed of claims that Young shoplifted from the store.
“Get out of the car,” one officer told the woman, according to NBC News. “They said you stole something. Don’t go.”
According to NBC News as the interaction continued, Young rejected the officer’s statement and ordered him to get out of the car. At one point, he reportedly asked, “You’re going to shoot me?”
According to CNN, body camera footage later showed Young’s car “slowly” moving toward the second officer. At that point Grubb reportedly fired “one shot” into Young’s windshield. Later, the shot killed the woman.
Ta’Kiya Young’s Family Responds to Officer’s Allegations
According to NBC News, Young’s grandmother, Nadine, spoke at a news briefing on Tuesday, August 13. Nadine explained that in addition to being pregnant, her granddaughter is the mother of a 3-year-old and a 6-year-old.
Nadine reportedly explained that she is now raising her grandchildren.
“It has been for me, suffering,” he reportedly explained. “It’s like a whirlwind that just hurts and hurts.”
In addition, Walton reportedly added that Grubb “enhanced” the incident and did not follow police protocol.
“Everything he did led to that situation, and that’s why Ta’Kiya was killed,” Walton said at the conference.
NOW: Ta’Kiya Young’s grandmother and her family’s attorney hold a news conference to address the indictment of Blendon Township Police Officer Connor Grubb. This was almost a year after Young’s death. pic.twitter.com/tlf16lWQMG
— Anna Hoffman (@AnnaHoffmanTV) August 13, 2024
Meanwhile, Grubb police chief John Belford shared a video statement on Facebook confirming that “disciplinary” action would be taken against the officer.
“I want to be very clear: We have not ruled that Officer Grubb acted properly. We have not seen the evidence,” Belford said, per CNN. “However, since the accused persons may not legally own firearms, the prosecution against them has no choice but to initiate legal disciplinary proceedings.”
Despite the police chief’s compliance, Brian Steel, executive vice president of the local police union, expressed his disapproval of Grubb’s allegations.
“… Like all law enforcement officers, Officer Grubb has to make split-second decisions, a reality that is all too familiar to those who protect our communities,” he said. “These decisions are made under extreme pressure and often in life-threatening situations, with the ultimate goal of protecting the general public and their own lives.”
President Brian Steel addressed the disappointing charges against Officer Connor Grubb pic.twitter.com/e1ghmwhMfd
– FOP Capital City Lodge 9 (@capcityfop) August 13, 2024
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