Michigan state police have halted patrols in a Detroit neighborhood where a trooper is accused misconduct during the chase of a teen who died in the culminating crash.

Damon Grimes, 15, of Detroit, lost control of his ATV, crashed into a pickup and died after being struck by state police with a Taser about 5:30 p.m. Aug. 26. According to state police, troopers attempted to stop the 9th-grader, who was riding an ATV on city streets, and he disobeyed their orders.

State police have pulled nearly 10 troopers who previously conducted patrols in the area of the death five days a week, according to Detroit Police Chief James Craig, who said the decision was made due to ongoing tension between residents and state police.

State Police Lt. Mike Shaw told the Detroit News trooper stopped patrolling the east side neighborhood about a week after Grimes' death. The patrols were funded by the state's Secure Cities Partnership initiative.

"I did have a conversation today with the colonel and the captain from the Detroit (MSP) post," Craig said Tuesday. "Both said that, certainly, they regretted doing it but it was the right thing given the heightened tensions in the community.

" ... Sometimes that presence could incite something."

Craig said he has "every confidence" Detroit police will be able to maintain the level of public safety despite the reduced state police presence.

Chief Craig addresses the Michigan State Police withdrawal from the 9th precinct. Posted by Detroit Police Department on Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Craig insists the state police-Detroit police relationship remains strong, but their departure from the neighborhood where Grimes died is the right decision -- "for now."

State police continue to conduct their other patrols, helicopter air support and other functions throughout Detroit.

There have been multiple protests since Grimes' death calling for transparency and swift review of the case.

Craig says the Detroit police, who are conducting an independent third-party investigation of Grimes' death, is in the "wrap-up phase."

"We have two items that require analysis, evidence that we haven't gotten information back on, but in terms of interviews and basic investigation, most of that is complete," the chief said.

The trooper involved in Grimes death is accused of shooting Grimes through the open window of a moving patrol vehicle "in violation of (the law) and Michigan state police policy or procedure," a $50 million-plus lawsuit filed against the unnamed trooper says.

The lawsuit alleges violation of the Civil Rights act and gross negligence. It was filed in Detroit's federal court by the Geoffrey Fieger's law firm on behalf of Grimes' mother, Monique Grimes, against a "Trooper John Doe."

While Craig said there's been no noted increase in the riding of ATVs in Detroit, he'd like to see a track or facility created for youths and others to legally drive ATVs in the safe environment, rather than illegally on city streets.

Another police-involved death involving the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Raynard Burton by a Detroit police officer following an alleged struggle behind an abandoned home in February has not been resolved. According to Craig, the case is being reviewed by the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office.