Ta’Kiya Young biography: 13 things about Columbus, Ohio native

Ta’Kiya Monet’ Yvette Young was an American woman born and raised in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, United States. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She was born in Columbus to Timothy Young Sr. and Dan’neka Hope.
2. Her father lives in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio.
3. She lived on Divot Place in Columbus in the house of her grandmother Nadine L. Young who raised her for most of her life.
4. She was a customer service employee at Cedar Point in Sandusky.
5. She has two sisters namely Ta’Nyla Young and Ta’Laya Hope and two brothers namely Timothy Young Jr. and Lazarus Young Lawson.
6. She attended Champion Middle School in Columbus where she was a track and field athlete.
7. In 2017, she gave birth to her son Ja’Kobie Young.
8. In 2020, she gave birth to her son Ja’Kenli Young.
9. On July 15, 2022, her mother died at age 38.
10. On August 1, 2023, while 6 months pregnant, she took Ja’Kobie and Ja’Kenli to the Ohio State Fair in Columbus to celebrate her 21st birthday.
11. On August 20, 2023, she showed up at the house of Nadine, who had a protection order against her, in Columbus so Nadine called the Columbus Police Department. She had left before the police officers arrived on the scene. Nadine filled out a witness statement and a misdemeanor charge of violating a protection order was filed against her.  
12. On August 24, 2023, she went to the Kroger store on South Sunbury Road in Blendon Township, Franklin County, Ohio. She was accused of stealing several bottles of alcohol from the store and was approached by two male Blendon Township Police Department officers, including Connor Grubb, while she was in her car in the store’s parking lot. Her car pulled forward and pushed Grubb, who allegedly shot one bullet through the windshield and hit her. She was taken to St. Ann’s Hospital in Westerville, Ohio where she was pronounced dead. She was 21.
13. She was supposed to give birth to a girl in November 2023.