A Franklin County grand jury indicted Connor Grubb on charges of murder, involuntary manslaughter and felonious assault in the death of Ta’Kiya Young.
This still image from bodycam video released by the Blendon Township Police on Sept. 1, 2023, shows an officer pointing his gun at Ta'Kiya Young moments before shooting her through the windshield outside a grocery store in Blendon Township, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus, on Aug. 24. Young was suspected of stealing bottles of alcohol when Blendon Township police officer Connor Grubb and a fellow officer approached her car. The other officer ordered her out.
Young’s grandmother, Nadine Young, said the officer never should have pulled his gun when he first confronted her.The last year has been difficult for the family, including her granddaughter’s two young sons, she said. “It’s been agony, it’s been like a whirlwind of hurt and pain,” she said.showing the officer firing the gun, the family called his actions a “gross misuse of power and authority,” especially given that Young had been accused of a relatively minor crime.
Seconds later, she turns the steering wheel to the right, the car rolls slowly forward and Grubb fires his gun. Moments later, after the car comes to a stop against the building, they break the driver’s side window. Police said they tried to save her life, but she was mortally wounded.“In no scenario does someone shoplifting contribute to their murder by a police officer,” he said. “She bears no responsibility.
The state’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation completed its investigation into the shooting last December before a special prosecutor was appointed to oversee the case. The prosecutor then presented evidence to the grand jury over two days. Grand juries don’t consider guilt but instead look at whether there’s enough evidence to proceed to a trial.
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