Ohio police investigate after officer used Taser on 11-year-old girl

Cincinnati police chief opens investigation after officers used a stun gun on a girl they say was shoplifting from a Kroger store

Cincinnati police have opened an investigation after an officer used a Taser on an 11-year-old for allegedly stealing from a supermarket.

Police say the incident happened around 9.30pm Monday at a Kroger store in Cincinnati. Authorities say the officer suspected the girl was using a backpack to shoplift when he approached her. Police say the girl resisted and fled before she was shocked with a Taser stun gun.

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