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Body camera footage released of pregnant woman fatally shot by Ohio police after confrontation over alleged shoplifting

  • year-old pregnant woman Ta'Kiya Young was shot and killed by an Ohio police officer outside a grocery store.
  • Officers confronted Young about allegedly shoplifting; she refused commands to exit her vehicle and instead slowly drove toward an officer.
  • The officer fired through Young's windshield, striking and killing her; her unborn child did not survive.
  • The police department delayed releasing the bodycam video of the shooting, prompting accusations of minimizing scrutiny.
  • The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is reviewing the shooting, and the officers involved are on paid administrative leave.
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