HOLLYWOOD (CBSMiami) – A week aft 16-year-old Christopher Walls crashed aft being chased by police, household and friends laid flowers and candles for their loved one.
“We wanted to amusement him that we attraction for him. He was a bully person. He was ne'er bad,” said Destiny Werby, a friend.
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According to Miami-Dade police, Walls reportedly carjacked a operator successful Broward County and led officers connected a pursuit that went into Miami-Dade.
Walls past mislaid power of the conveyance and crashed into a obstruction connected Northwest 27th avenue and 62nd street.
According to police, the 16-year-old was past taken into custody by Hollywood police, but became unconscious a abbreviated clip later.
He was past pronounced dormant astatine Hialeah Hospital.
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“He could person inactive been here. It doesn’t substance they didn’t person to bash that other worldly to him astatine all. It’s bittersweet however they did him,” said Destiny.
However, Walls’ friends and household told CBS4 quality the teen was arrested violently.
Officers progressive successful the incidental person been placed nether administrative leave, pending an investigation.
The teen’ household wants justice.
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“You ne'er cognize erstwhile your loved 1 is leaving. And it is conscionable precise shocking due to the fact that Chris retired of each the people, I conscionable ne'er expected thing to hap to him,” said household subordinate of Walls.