CLEVELAND — A call for change after two innocent bystanders were killed in five months during chases by the same Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s deputy.

The Cleveland Community Police Commission is working to change the Cleveland police chase policy.

Sharena Zayed, the Commission’s co-chair, advises the county to do the same.

Zayed’s cousin, 13-year-old Tamia Chappman, was killed in 2019 when Cleveland police chased an SUV stolen at gunpoint into East Cleveland.

Chappman was walking on a sidewalk with friends when investigators said the driver crashed into another car, then drove onto the sidewalk, killing her.

In April 2024, Chappman’s family announced a $4.8 million settlement with Cleveland.

They first spoke out about police chases on the first anniversary of her death. Tamia Chappman'

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