A New York City family has been left heartbroken after authorities say their 6-year-old child was killed while attempting to board a school bus with his older brother.

In a statement to PEOPLE, the New York Police Department identified the victim in Wednesday’s incident as Shimon Fried, of Brooklyn.

Shimon’s family also confirmed his identity to theNew York Daily Newsand expressed their heartbreak over the tragedy.

“He was a holy child,” his father, Malky Fried, told the outlet. “He did unusual things for his age. He wanted to learn and grow.”

Shimon’s aunt added to theDaily Newsthat her nephew was “a child that liked everything” and was “very happy” and “great-natured.”

When they arrived, they found the boy “unconscious and unresponsive with trauma about the body.” EMS later pronounced him dead at the scene, according to the NYPD.

“At that point, the school bus driver closed the door and proceeded to pull forward. As he was doing that, the 6-year-old was crossing in front of the school bus. I believe, unbeknownst to the driver, the 6-year-old stepped in front of the bus. The bus hit the child and the child was run over,” NYPD Sgt. Robert Denig said during a press conference, according to WCBS.

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According to authorities, the driver of the school bus was later apprehended and taken into custody for questioning.

“At this juncture, there are no charges,” Denig said, according to WCBS. “There is a lot of work that has to go into this case because of the severity of what occurred.”

Shimon’s funeral was held on Wednesday at a synagogue in South Williamsburg, theDaily Newsreported.

“He was a sweet little boy,” one neighbor told theDaily News.“He used to play with my kids. Sometimes he would play out here.”

Speaking to WCBS, another neighbor said of the incident, “These things happen in a split second. It’s like, one bad move of a child, one bad move of a vehicle, it’s like an eye blink.”

“I walk down this street every day. I’m never going to be able to walk down this street again. It’s absolutely traumatizing,” added someone else. “I don’t know how a parent can go back home afterward.”

source: people.com