"Get out of the car!" Refusal to stop at checkpoint... 20s pregnant woman shot dead in US

20s Mother of Two Dies in Car
Police: "Rushed After Refusing to Exit 10 Times"
Family: "Locked Door Out of Fear of Police with Gun"

A pregnant woman in her 20s, who was suspected of theft in Ohio, USA, died after being shot by police when she refused to stop at a checkpoint and tried to flee. There is controversy locally over whether the police response was excessive.

According to AP News and NBC News on the 28th (local time), on the afternoon of the 24th, Takia Young (21), a Black woman, was shot and killed by police inside her car in a parking lot on the outskirts of Columbus, Ohio.

On the afternoon of the 24th, Takia Young (21), a Black woman, was shot and killed by police inside her car in a parking lot of a supermarket on the outskirts of Columbus, Ohio.
[Photo by NBC News]

Young was pregnant and due to give birth in November. She was taken to the hospital immediately after being shot but died shortly after arrival along with the fetus. According to her family, Young also had two sons aged 3 and 6.

Local police explained in a briefing, "Young, a suspect in a theft case, did not comply with the police checkpoint and accelerated her vehicle toward the officers, which led to the police shooting."

The police stated, "Despite ordering her to get out of the car more than 10 times, she did not comply and pressed the accelerator toward the officer standing in front of the vehicle while still in gear. Subsequently, the officer in front of the vehicle fired a shot through the windshield."

On the 26th (local time), John Belford, Chief of Police at Blendentownship in Ohio, USA, briefed on the incident in which Takia Young (21) died from a police shooting.
[Photo by Yonhap News, Blendentownship Police Department Facebook]

Local police plan to review the release of body camera footage capturing this incident.

Court records show that a warrant had been issued for Young earlier last week related to other legal violations.

Young’s family criticized the police’s excessive response in media interviews, stating, "We understand she locked the car door because she was scared when the police pointed guns and approached. They did not need to kill my granddaughter and her baby."

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office plans to conduct an independent investigation into the incident.

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