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Baltimore police said that they have a juvenile in custody in connection with a hit-and-run crash where a 9-year-old girl was struck and killed by a driver fleeing police Thursday afternoon.Police did not identify the suspect, but said that charges are pending in the case.Just before 2:30 p.m., a police officer activated her lights and sirens and attempted to stop the driver of a Jeep Liberty after receiving a call about suspicious activity.The caller said the driver of the vehicle was driving up and down the 1700 block of Ramsey Street and stated they believed the vehicle may have been stolen.The officer found the vehicle in the 300 block of South Gilmore Street and began an attempted car stop. The driver then sped away from the police officer.The driver continued to travel northbound on South Gilmore Street and drove through the red light at the intersection of West Lombard Street, striking a vehicle that was traveling westbound on Lombard Street.The driver then struck a crossing guard and 9-year-old Amirah Kinlaw before hitting several parked cars and coming to a rest.Police said the man, who has not been identified, then ran away. Police are still looking for him. It has been confirmed that the vehicle was stolen, police saidAmirah was taken to Johns Hopkins Children's Hospital, where she died. City school officials said the girl was a third-grade student at Steuart Hill Academic Academy. Initial reports indicated Amirah was 8 years old. Her father told WBAL-TV 11 News reporter Tim Tooten on Friday that she was 9.The crossing guard, a woman, was taken to an area hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.The driver of the other car is in critical condition.A young boy struck by debris was also hurt, police said. He was taken to the hospital for treatment of an injury that was not life-threatening and was released.Police said they don't believe the officer was chasing the man and that their policy is not to chase."We have several witnesses who have told us that the officer arrived after the accident occurred. We don't believe a pursuit took place. She (the officer) never got a chance to chase behind the suspect," Baltimore police Detective Donny Moses said.Police are interviewing witnesses and reviewing surveillance video."Something like this just should not happen she was getting out of school when her life was taken away from her," Moses said.Amirah's death also angered those in the community."He could have just taken the consequences and just stopped but instead he wants to just run away like a coward," said Erika Rodriguez, who lives near the crash scene with her family.Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Crash Team Investigators at 410-396-2606 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 866-7LOCKUP.Refresh wbaltv.com and our app, and watch 11 News for late-breaking updates.Get the WBAL-TV News App