Crime & Safety

Boynton Beach Family Calling For Termination Of Officer After Boy Riding Dirt Bike Killed In High-Speed Pursuit

The victims of those pursuits: a man, a 5-year-old boy and now, most recently, a 13-year-old teenager. All of them African American.

March 2, 2022

A Boynton Beach family is calling for the termination of an officer after they say their son was killed in a high-speed pursuit that should have never happened.

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Stanley Davis III, 13, was riding his dirt bike when a police officer attempted to pull him over for reckless driving. This resulted in a chase that ultimately caused the boy to crash and die.

The officer, identified as Mark Sohn, has been involved in a total of three high-speed deadly chases that, according to attorneys, were all deemed unlawful. The victims of those pursuits: a man, a 5-year-old boy and now, most recently, a 13-year-old teenager. All of them African American.

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