Ta'Kiya Young, 21, died on August 24 when she was shot while driving outside a Kroger grocery store in Blendon Town, a suburb of Columbus.
The footage shows police trying to question her for allegedly stealing from the store.
In a video released on Friday, an officer is seen standing in front of her car and shooting her directly as she appears to be driving in his direction.
The video shows two officers talking to Ms. Young for about a minute before shots were fired.
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A police officer was seen standing at her door and repeatedly telling her to "get out of the car".
"For what?" she answered twice and added:
"I will not do that."
A police officer is seen in the front of the vehicle with his left hand on the hood, the other hand drawn a weapon.
"Are you going to shoot me?" she said just before a shot was fired and the officer quickly got out of the way of the car.
Police then smashed her window after the car crashed into a brick wall near the entrance to the store.
Police said they attempted to get medical attention but both the mother-of-two and her unborn child survived the shooting.
"It was a tragedy. Young's family is understandably saddened and unconsollable," Blendon Police Chief John Belford said in a statement on Friday.
“While none of us can fully understand their deep pain, we can all remember them in our prayers and give them the time and space to deal with the painful event.
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Two officers, who have not been identified, were in the parking lot making an unrelated call. Both were placed on administrative leave following the shooting.
The officer standing by the car window was back on duty, but the shooter was still on leave.
The video was viewed by Ms. Young's family before it was posted on Friday. In a statement, the family said the shooting was "clearly criminal" and "preventable".
The Blendon Township Police Department asked the Ohio Attorney General's Office of Criminal Investigation to investigate the shooting.
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Young is the mother of two boys aged six and three. According to her family, she is due to give birth in November.
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