An Ohio officer who shot and killed a pregnant Black mother in a supermarket parking lot after she was accused of shoplifting has been acquitted of all charges, including murder, after multiple days of deliberation.

Blendon Township police officer Connor Grubb could have faced up to life in prison for the shooting death of Ta'Kiya Young .

The courtroom was silent as the verdicts were read aloud by the judge on Friday. Grubb appeared stalwart, while Young's grandmother, who is raising her two sons, collapsed into sobs at the decision. She could be heard shouting "It's not right! This is not right!"

Grubb and Moynihan had approached Young's parked car on Aug. 24, 2023, about a report that she was suspected of stealing alcohol from a Kroger store in the Columbus suburb. She partially l

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