Jurors hear closing arguments in trial of Ohio officer charged in the killing of Ta’Kiya Young
November 19, 2025
Closing arguments have concluded in the murder trial of an Ohio officer charged in the shooting death of Ta’Kiya Young, a pregnant Black mother who had been accused of shoplifting. Prosecutors have argued that Young wasn’t a threat to 31-year-old Blendon Township officer Connor Grubb, nor anyone else, when police approached her parked car outside a grocery store. Grubb faces murder, involuntary manslaughter and felonious assault charges in the 21-year-old’s death on Aug. 24, 2023. Several charges related to the death of Young’s unborn daughter were dropped Tuesday. The defense says Young’s vehicle carried deadly force when it moved towards Grubb.