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A 13-year-old boy died onSunday after losing control of his dirt bike during a traffic stop.

The teen was identified by family members asStanley Davis Jr., according to NBC affiliateWPTV.

The Boynton Beach Police said in a statement that Davis was allegedly "driving recklessly" when officers attempted a traffic stop.

Its With A Heavy Heart That We Are Tragically & Painfully Forced To Say Goodbye To One Of Our Own 13yr Old Stanley Davis Jr A Child With A Illuminating Smile & A Beautiful Happy Spirit That Shined Everywhere He Went SJ You Were A Becan Of Joy SJ Will Be Truly Be Missed By All RIPpic.twitter.com/LOPDV2SbZh

In a surveillance video obtained by WPTV, Davis is seen fueling up his dirt bike at a gas station shortly before the crash. As he pulled out, a police SUV can be seen following him.

The teen, who was reportedly wearing a helmet, collided with a sign in the median. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Boynton Beach Police Chief Michael Gregory said law enforcement will conduct "aseries of thorough and meticulous investigations into the circumstances of what occurred." Officers involved will be placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

That was my grandson, my only grandson, said Davis's grandmother Tina Hunter, according to WPTV. They chased him, chased him. He just panicked because hes a kid. Chased him right to his damn grave and figured hes just another Black boy and aint nothing is going to be done. Thats the prejudice of the Boynton Beach Police that weve been having problems for all these damn years.

"There's nothing to make that pain less," Gregory said during a Sunday press conference."What we hope to do is do the best we can conducting a thorough investigation to get to the bottom of the facts and circumstances that led to it."

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