Ta’Kiya Young had big plans for her growing family before police killed her in an Ohio parking lot
The body camera video of the fatal shooting was released by the Blendon Township Police Department on September 1, 2023. This image from bodycam video released by the police Sept 1, 2023, shows an officer pointing his gun on Ta’Kiya Young moments before shooting her through the windshield... Ta’Kiya Young treated her two little boys like kings, dressing them sharply, letting them have too many sweets, cooking them big gourmet meals of T-bone steak with broccoli, cheese and rice. The royal life also awaited her unborn daughter. When Young found out she was pregnant with her third child — a girl — she was thrilled. The 21-year-old Ohio mom and aspiring social worker bought a stack of adorable onesies in anticipation of the baby’s arrival. She scheduled a photo shoot to show off her baby bump. She applied for public housing and looked forward to the day when she and her growing brood would have a place to call their own. Instead, Young’s grieving family prepared for her funeral on Sept...