Boynton Beach, Fla. – Shannon Thompson, 32, Is a grieving young mother, having lost her only child in a terrible tragedy the day after Christmas. She is also wants justice for “SJ,” who had recently turned 13, and was merely filling up the gas tank of his new Christmas gift, a dirt bike, when a Boynton Beach policeman gave chase after the teen pulled off. Following a brief chase, Stanley Davis III fell off his bike and died.

The case has sparked national outcry because his family and friends say SJ never should have been chased by a cop. The law states that a pursuit can ensue only if a suspect is suspected of a felony. There was no alleged felony. Friends and family say he’s only guilty of filling up his gas tank and driving off. They say the chase was unlawful and the officer should be held accountable for his death. Boynton Beach Police have released surveillance video from the incident and the teen does not appear to be riding the bike erratically. Famed civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump has taken on the case which also has drawn support from the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network. Both have been involved with high-profile civil rights cases such as the George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery killings, among countless others involving police injustice across the country.

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In an exclusive interview with SJ’s mother, she said the police are trying to portray her son as “another nuisance Black boy,” and that’s furthest from the truth. She says in fact her son didn’t even reside on the predominantly Black east side of town where the incident occurred.

Ironically, on the west side of town where he lived, which was predominantly White, she said, he never had any problems, suggesting that in Black neighborhoods Black boys are perceived as problems. She and SJ’s father have joint custody of their son.

“It’s a horrible narrative they’re trying to spin about my son,” said Thompson. “Instead, he was a great student, a great son, a great leader,” and quite active in football and other activities in the community. She said the dirt bike was a surprise Christmas gift that he had for only 24 hours before the tragedy. She wants accountability.

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Bryce Graham, second vice-president for the National Action Network’s central Florida division, said they will hold Boynton Beach’s feet to the fire. The officer involved currently is on administrative leave. But community member want him arrested, convicted and behind bars for causing the death of an unarmed teenager, who was never guilty or charged with anything. Police say he was riding the dirt bike erratically. The police vehicle had no dash camera.

Graham, with Sharpton’s group, says it was a no-brainer for their organization to get involved. “When I first got the call, I looked it over, and I saw total injustice in that a 13-year-old had been chased this way. When you see the lies and the narrative surrounding this case, I knew we needed to help.”

Thompson, a registered nurse and nursing official, said a rallying cry surrounding her son’s case is all she’s hoping for. “We need this officer arrested, convicted, and fired,” said Graham.

After recently meeting Bishop Thomas Masters, Thompson was an honored guest Sunday at his Riviera Beach church. On Sunday,

Jan. 30,at 1p.m., Masters will host an official celebration of her son by erecting a parking lot stoop with the teenager’s name emboldened on it along the church’s Black Lives Matter corridor in the parking lot of the church. His name will join those of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Trayvon Martin, Corey Jones and others.

The event will take place at New Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, 748 W. 9th St. The public is invited to join the family and church community for the ceremony. There is no charge.