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15-year-old boy pleads guilty in death of girl hit during Cleveland police chase

Authorities have said the teen and another 15-year-old boy carjacked a woman in a store parking lot in Cleveland on Dec. 20.
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CLEVELAND — A 15-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter stemming from the crash of a stolen car that struck and killed a 13-year-old pedestrian during a police pursuit last year. 

The teen also pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery and received a four-year sentence. 

Authorities have said the teen and another 15-year-old boy carjacked a woman in a store parking lot in Cleveland on Dec. 20.

An off-duty Cleveland police officer witnessed the carjacking and followed the teens onto a highway before a police supervisor took up the pursuit. 

The stolen vehicle eventually struck Tamia Chappman, who was walking on a sidewalk.

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