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Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 15th. A US jury decided on the 13th to indict a police officer on charges of murder and other crimes. The latter shot a black pregnant woman while enforcing the law, causing the death of the other party and the fetus.

The defendant, Connor Grubb, was charged with four counts of murder, four counts of aggravated assault and two counts of manslaughter.

On April 22, 2022, police officers worked at the scene of a shooting incident in a neighborhood northwest of Washington, the capital of the United States. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Jie

On August 24, 2023, Grubb and a colleague stopped 21-year-old Taqiya Young in Brunden Township, a suburb of Columbus, Ohio. At that time, Young came out of a store and returned to the car in the parking lot. The two police officers ordered Young to get out of the car on suspicion of stealing from the store, but she denied stealing and refused to get out of the car.

The video footage from the law enforcement camera shows Grubb standing in front of the car, holding a gun and pointing it at Young. Young yells, "Are you going to shoot me?" and slowly drives the car forward, turning the steering wheel to the right and trying to leave. Grubb, who is standing in front of the car, reaches out to try to stop the car from moving, and fires with his other hand. Young is shot in the chest and dies, and the fetus in her belly is also not saved.

After the jury decided to indict Grubb, Sean Walton, an attorney hired by Young's family, said it was a "dignified victory" in the pursuit of justice. "Takia died from an unnecessary violent attack and a callous order to 'obey or die.'"

The local police union expressed "disappointment" with the jury's decision, believing that the case was "engulfed by political factors." The police union said that Grubb, like other law enforcement officers, had to make decisions in a "very short time" to ensure the safety of the public and themselves, and faced "great pressure" and even "life threats." (Huang Aiping)