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The family of a 13-year-old girl who died after a Cleveland Police chase in December 2019 is holding a press conference Monday to announce a settlement with the city.News 5 livestream event Tamia Chappman and her friends were walking along the sidewalk on Euclid Avenue in East Cleveland when investigators said a stolen SUV being chased by Cleveland police hit another car and then drove onto the sidewalk, killing Chappman and severely injuring a 13-year-old friend.
Investigators with the city's Office of Professional Standards said police were justified in pursuing the SUV after it was stolen at gunpoint from a woman in the parking lot of a Target store on West 117th Street. However, investigators found the pursuit hit unsafe speeds shortly before the crash and should have been terminated.
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