( CNN ) -- A fatal police chase involving a teenager on a bicycle has led the Pensacola , Florida , police department to revamp its policy on stun guns , officials said . The Southern Christian Leadership Conference held a silent march for Victor Steen in Pensacola , Florida . The chase through Pensacola 's streets in the predawn hours of October 3 has also raised the issue of whether a national stun gun policy is needed , a civil rights group said . Victor Steen , 17 , died after being run over by a police cruiser during a pursuit . The young man , who was pronounced dead at the scene , suffered multiple blunt impact injuries , according to the Escambia County Medical Examiners Office . The chase started when officer Jerald Ard spotted Steen at a construction site about 2 a.m. and the teenager fled , according to the Pensacola Police Department . Steen was on his bicycle , pursued by Ard in his police car . Ard , 35 , tried unsuccessfully to fire a stun gun at Steen , according to a police department news release . The teen eventually crashed his bicycle and fell into the path of the police car , according to Pensacola Assistant Chief Chip Simmons . Initial `` exam findings do not mention any Taser probes on the body , '' said Jeff Martin , director of the medical examiners office . Even though the teenager was not electrocuted by the stun gun , the incident has brought questions from some about safety procedures when it comes to using the weapons . Policies regarding stun guns vary from department to department , but Fred Wilson , director of operations for the National Sheriffs ' Association , said that the general policy on stun guns should focus on appropriate training and an appropriate reporting system for when they are used . Officials with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference , a civil rights group that advocates for a uniform federal stun gun policy , met with the Pensacola police and city officials Thursday . The organization asked the department whether its officers were trained to shoot a stun gun from a moving vehicle . After the meeting , the department changed its policy . `` Effective immediately , firing a Taser from a moving vehicle or into a moving vehicle is prohibited , '' a Pensacola police memo said . Before Steen 's death , the department 's policy required that officers act `` professionally '' and that stun gun use be `` reasonable . '' `` If it had not been for the reckless use of the Taser gun , this tragic accident could have been avoided , '' said Dexter Wimbish of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference . The organization said it will release a report in December showing that more than 400 people have died needlessly from a weapon touted as being non-lethal , Wimbish said . The victim 's mother , Cassandria Steen , told CNN affiliate WKRG that the ordeal `` has been very difficult , but unfortunately , we ca n't deal our own hands in life . '' `` He was a wonderful kid , wonderful , always loving , always wanting to hug , '' she said . `` I was his mommy , and he was my baby . '' The leadership conference held a silent march from the scene where the teen died to the church where his funeral was held . At the march , Cassandria Steen said her desire was `` that we will get this thing under control ; that maybe somebody else wo n't have to go through what I 'm going through . '' Ard , a four-year member of the police department , has been placed on administrative duty while the incident is under investigation , Simmons said . The officer previously had only a single warning on his record , from a minor accident . The Florida Highway Patrol and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement are handling the investigation , Simmons said . The law enforcement agency is in the fact-finding portion of its investigation , spokesman Mike Morrison said . When the investigation is complete , the department will file a report with the state attorney in Escambia County , he said . `` Our job is to gather the information , and it 's up to the state attorney to determine if any charges will be filed , '' Morrison said , adding that he could not give a timeline for the report 's completion . Simmons said a review of the incident would determine whether Ard 's use of his stun gun was `` reasonable '' before passing any judgment on the officer . CNN 's John Couwels contributed to this report .
Pensacola officer chased teen from construction site , tried to shoot stun gun at him . Score: 7 Stun gun did n't hit teen , but incident still prompted questions about use . Civil rights group meets with police , city officials ; department changes policy .