Shock video: 21-year-old pregnant African American killed by police

American police are again in a storm, this time over the murder of a pregnant 21-year-old African American woman. Video showing the death of a Columbus, Ohio teenager outside a grocery store in Blendon Township on August 24 has been made public by state officials.

The body camera worn by the agents shows the last moments of Ta’Kiya Young’s life. We first see a policeman approaching the car that the young woman asks her to get out of, but she accelerates towards a police officer who yells at her to stop and then shoots. The woman died with a single bullet, along with the baby she was carrying.

What happened

The 21-year-old apparently stole alcohol bottles from the shop, which was denied by the lawyer, and when agents repeatedly asked him to get out of the car, he put the car in gear and accelerated. After the shootout, the police tried to save the woman by breaking the window and pulling her out, but there was nothing they could do.

Family attorney Sean Walton said: “She was pregnant and an unarmed mother of two, which cannot be justified.” said. “The video only confirmed Ta’Kiya’s fears that he was wrongfully killed,” he continued. “It was heartbreaking for them to see her life taken away in such ridiculous circumstances.”

Blendon Township Police Chief John Belford described the attack as a tragedy, while a police union spokesman said calls for the officer to be charged before the investigation is complete are premature.

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