A 13-year-old boy on a dirt bike died Sunday after he crashed while police officers attempted to pull him over for a traffic stop, authorities say.
A 13-year-old boy on a dirt bike died Sunday afternoon after he crashed as police in Florida tried to pull him over, authorities said.statement from the Boynton Beach Police DepartmentThe teen crashed the bike in the 800 block of North Federal Highway while officers attempted a traffic stop, police said.
“I can’t say how difficult it is to think of a loss of someone as young as 13 years old with such a bright future ahead of them,” Boynton Beach Police Chief Michael G. Gregory said Sunday during a news conference. “I know that our community is upset. I know there is a lot of emotion.
The probe into the attempted traffic stop will be led by the Florida Highway Patrol, Gregory said. The Palm Beach County Medical Examiner’s Office will also investigate the child's cause and manner of death, Gregory said.Once the investigations conclude, Gregory said, his department will conduct an internal investigation to determine if any policy violations or procedures occurred. The officer involved in the attempted traffic stop has been placed on administrative leave, Gregory said.
“That was my grandson, my only grandson,” she said. “They chased him, chased him. He just panicked because he’s a kid. Chased him right to his damn grave and figured he’s just another Black boy and ain’t nothing is going to be done. That’s the prejudice of the Boynton Beach police that we’ve been having problems for all these damn years.”
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