COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Closing arguments in the murder trial of an Ohio officer charged in the shooting death of a pregnant Black mother who had been accused of shoplifting began Wednesday.

Prosecutors have told jurors that 21-year-old Ta’Kiya Young wasn’t a threat to anyone at the time she was shot, after officers approached her parked car outside a grocery store.

Defense attorneys for Blendon Township police officer Connor Grubb have said his use of force met an “objectively reasonable” standard. They said her vehicle carried deadly force at the time that he believed she was accelerating toward him.

Grubb faces up to life in prison if convicted of murder. He’s also charged with involuntary manslaughter and felonious assault in Young’s death on Aug. 24, 2023. Franklin County Commo

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