Iran Press/ America: In recent years, America has seen massive protests against deadly police brutality, including the 2020 killing of George Floyd by the US police in Minneapolis.
Police in the US state of Ohio have released body camera footage of a fatal shooting of pregnant Black woman Ta’Kiya Young, which sparked public anger and renewed calls for an end to deadly police violence in the United States.
Ta'Kiya Young and her unborn daughter died after a police officer fired at her through her car windscreen. She was being told to get out of the vehicle after being accused of theft. A lawyer for her family accuses police of a "gross misuse of power".
Young’s family has called the killing “avoidable”, a “gross misuse of power and authority” and a “hateful act”, according to local media reports.
“This incident goes beyond the obvious policy violations that occurred,” the family said in a statement, as reported by the Columbus Dispatch newspaper. “After seeing the video footage of her death, this is clearly a criminal act.”
The US has seen mass protests in recent years against deadly police violence, including the 2020 killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis. Advocates have continued to demand accountability and an end to anti-Black racism. 219
