Autistic teen shot by Idaho cops is brain-dead, his household says | EUROtoday

A 17-year-old autistic teen is brain-dead, his household says, after Idaho police shot him final week.

Victor Perez, who additionally has cerebral palsy, was declared brain-dead Friday after police shot 9 instances at a household barbecue in Pocatello, his aunt Ana Vazquez NBC News.

The incident stemmed from a 911 name on April 5, the place somebody reported {that a} man had a knife and different individuals seemed to be attempting to get the weapon away from him. But Vazquez tells NBC News that Perez had discovered a hidden knife whereas at a household barbecue. Perez’s sister then tried to get the knife away from him, however the household was by no means at risk and Perez was by no means threatening them, Vazquez stated.

Video of the incident reveals 4 cops operating as much as a chain-link fence on the dwelling the place the household had gathered and drawing their weapons, shouting for Perez to get on the bottom. When he stood up and walked ahead, officers shot him.

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The officers then carried out “life-saving measures” after they shot Perez, the Pocatello Police Department stated in an announcement. Perez was taken by ambulance to the Portneuf Medical Center.

Police Chief Roger Schei says officers informed Perez to drop the knife a number of instances, and that he stood up and walked towards them whereas holding it.

“In this case, two individuals were within a few feet of an armed, non-compliant individual,” Schei informed reporters at a information convention on Monday. “The risk was immediate, and the situation rapidly evolving.”

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The 911 caller stated a person who appeared intoxicated was wielding a kitchen knife and chasing a person and lady within the yard, in line with audio of the decision.

“He seems pretty drunk,” the caller told a dispatcher. “He’s just running at them with a knife and then falling over. I think he just stabbed himself, actually.”

Brad Andres, who took the video of the incident, informed the Associated Press police “appeared to be like a death squad or a firing squad.”

“They never once asked, ‘What is the situation, how can we help?’ They ran up with their guns drawn, they triggered a mentally disabled person to react and when he reacted … they shot him,” Andres stated.

The capturing is now being investigated by the East Idaho Critical Incident Task Force. The 4 officers concerned have additionally been positioned on administrative depart.

The incident — from the police operating in direction of the fence to the capturing — occurred throughout the area of 20 seconds.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and loved ones during this unimaginably difficult time. We recognize the pain and grief this incident has caused in our community,” Pocatello Mayor Brian Blad in an announcement.