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WEBVTT TASER THAT DELIVERED STICKER SHOCK. IT’S THE USE OF A TASER, THAT SET OFF AN EMOTIONALLY CHARGED DEBATE. >> 5921 HAVE A BOSS REPOND TO MY LOCATION FOR A TASING. BRIAN: 11-YEAR-OLD DONESHA GOWDY WHO WAS STEALING CANDY AND CHIPS, TRIED TO WALK AWAY FROM OFFICER KEVIN BROWN. HE CAUGHT HER, AND HE DEPLOYED HIS TASER INTO HER BACK. >> DON’T TOUCH. >> JUST LET THEM, JUST RELAX SO THEY CAN TAKE THEM OUT. THEY GOT TO TAKE THEM OUT. BRIAN: THE AFTERMATH WAS CAUGHT ON BODY CAM, NOW AFTER THE AFTERMATH, IS THE MATH THAT AD UP IN DOLLARS, $240,000 OF THEM. DONESHA AND HER FAMILY WILL BE PAID FROM A SETTLEMENT. AL GERHARDSTEIN IS THE ATTORNEY FOR DONESHA’S FAMILY. >> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT DON’T USE EXCESSIVE FORCE AGAINST KIDS AND THAT WE USE EVERY OPPORTUNITY WE CAN TO TREAT THEM WITH DIGNITY AND GIVE THEM LESSONS THAT WILL HELP THEM BEHAVE IN THE FUTURE. BRIAN: GERHARDSTEIN SAYS IN THE PAST 5 YEARS, 110 KIDS HAVE BEEN SHOCKED BY POLICE TASERS. 106 OF THEM BLACK. CASES. >> YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT EACH AND EVERY CASE INDIVIDUALLY. BRIAN: FOP PRESIDENT DAN HILS SAYS EACH INCIDENT IS REVIEWED ON SEVERAL LEVELS ALREADY, AND HE STANDS BEHIND OFFICER BROWN IN THIS CASE. >> OFFICER BROWN WOULDN’T HAVE BEEN ENGAGING THAT PARTICULAR JUVENILE SUSPECT IF IT WASN’T FOR HER DECISION AND HER FRIEND’S DECISION TO STEA BRIAN: A POLICE REVIEW FOUND OFFICER BROWN HAD 3 VIOLATIONS THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT. THE CONSEQUENCES HE FACES COULD COME AS SOON AS TO

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The city of Cincinnati and the Kroger Company have agreed to pay $240,000 to the family of a 11-year-old Donesha Gowdy, who was shocked with a Taser by a police officer at a Kroger in Spring Grove Village.The agreement settles the claim of excessive force by a police officer on Donesha and her sister who witnessed the the girl being shocked on Aug. 6."The real interest of the family is trying to prevent this type of excessive force against children in the future," said Al Gerhardstein, attorney for the family of the girl.Police said they made contact with Donesha who was suspected of shoplifting a backpack full of food.Officers said Donesha resisted arrest and tried to run away before they deployed the Taser.Donesha was taken to Children's Hospital after the event and was released to one of her parents."We want to make sure that police don’t use excessive force against kids and that we use every opportunity we can to treat them with dignity and give them lessons that will help them behave in the future," Gerhardstein said.Both girls experienced severe trauma from the tasing and will receive treatment, the family's lawyer said."Donesha weighs 90 pounds and is 4 feet 11 inches tall. She fell to the ground without breaking her fall. Her whole body convulsed as she involuntarily rolled over during the taser discharge," the family's lawyer said.Donesha wrote an apology to the Kroger store, stating, "I'm sorry for stealing from the store and will not do it again." In a statement, police Chief Eliot Issac said, “We are extremely concerned when force is used by one of our officers on a child of this age. As a result we will be taking a very thorough review of our policies as it relates to using force on juveniles as well as the propriety of the officers actions.”The officer involved is Kevin Brown. His punishment was announced late Tuesday.Brown will be suspended from his police duties for seven days. He will be suspended from taking any outside duties for two months. Brown will be required to take use of force training. He'll also be placed on an intervention plan with the District 2 commander.Brown has been assigned with the Telephone Crime Reporting Unit.An investigation by Gerhardstein & Branch revealed that between Jan. 1, 2013 through August 14, 2018, the City of Cincinnati Police Department tased 110 minors, branch officials said.All but six of the minors shocked with a Taser were black and 48 of the minors were between the ages of 11 and 15, branch officials said.Several of those tasings resulted from efforts to arrest youth suspected of shoplifting or other minor crimes. The family requested a broad review of the principles governing use of force on juveniles, branch officials said. “Our investigation shows a pattern of excessive force against nonviolent young people. A thorough review of juvenile policing practices is needed," Gerhardstein said.The settlement must be approved by the Probate Court which will ensure that the funds are utilized only as approved by the court, the family's attorney said.