Marsy's Law

A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio ordered the city of Columbus to release the names of several officers involved in the deadly shooting of Jamie Overstreet. A Franklin County grand jury declined to indict the officer who shot Overstreet in September.

Blendon Township Police officer Connor Grubb shot 21-year-old Ta'Kiya Young, 21, on Aug. 24, 2023, after he and another officer confronted Young inside her car. Young was pregnant at the time and both she and her unborn child died.

The first shooting happened Saturday evening on the city's East Side. On Sunday, officers responded to a scene on Georgesville and Clime roads on just before 6:00 p.m.

Marsy's Law, a sort-of victims' bill of rights, is at the core of two cases over whether cities have to disclose police officers' identities.

The Franklin County Prosecutor's Office told WOSU the officer who fatally shot Young was Connor Grubb. Blendon Township refused to identify Grubb, citing Marsy's Law.

We’ll discuss Marsy’s Law and whether police who fire their weapons should be considered victims of violent crimes.

Some Ohio police departments are interpreting a law meant to protect victims of crime to mean some police officers have privacy protections, even as they have used force while in the line of duty.

The implementing legislation for Marsy's Law, which Ohio voters approved in 2017, goes into effect Thursday.

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