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Cortaz Cheatham 1 of 2
Gender : Male
Age : 17
Race : Black
Date : 04/23/2023
Location : Falcon St
City : Hopewell
County : Harris
State : Virginia
Agency : Prince George PD
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Prince George PD chased a car full of teenagers to question them about a nearby shooting. Police escalated a chase until the teenagers crashed. Police said the driver, a 17-year-old male from Prince George County, and the front-seat passenger, Cortaz Cheatham, died in a crash during a high-speed police chase. The other passenger, a 16-year-old boy in the SUV’s back seat, later also died.
