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A 9-year-old boy was hit and killed by a vehicle while he walked to school in Chicago on Sept. 18

The boy's relatives have identified him as Anakin Perez

Police tell PEOPLE that the driver was issued a citation for "pedestrian in roadway-due care," but no other charges have been filed

A 9-year-old boy was hit and killed by a vehicle while he walked to school in Chicago, officials said.

The fatal collision took place around 7:41 a.m. local time on Thursday, Sept. 18, the Chicago Police Department said in a statement shared with PEOPLE. A preliminary investigation found that a light-colored Chevrolet sedan was driving west when the driver struck the boy, who was on a street near McNair Elementary School. NBC affiliate WMAQ reported that he lived nearby.

The boy has been

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