Intellectually disabled teen shot by Idaho police dies after being removed from life support

An autistic, nonverbal teenage lad who was changeable repeatedly by Idaho constabulary from the different broadside of a chain-link obstruction portion helium was holding a weapon died Saturday aft being removed from beingness support, his household said.

Victor Perez, 17, who besides has cerebral palsy, had been successful a coma since the April 5 shooting, and tests Friday showed that helium had nary encephalon activity, his aunt, Ana Vazquez, told The Associated Press. He had undergone respective surgeries, with doctors removing 9 bullets and amputating his leg.

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Police successful the southwest Idaho metropolis of Pocatello responded to a 911 telephone reporting that an seemingly intoxicated antheral with a weapon was chasing idiosyncratic successful a yard. It turned retired to beryllium Perez, who was not intoxicated but walked with a staggered gait owed to his disabilities, Vazquez said. His household members had been trying to get the ample room weapon distant from him.

This photograph provided by Ana L Vazquez, shows Victor Perez successful a infirmary furniture successful Pocatello, Idaho.  (Ana L. Vazquez via AP)

Video taken by a neighbour showed that Perez was lying successful the gait aft falling implicit erstwhile 4 officers arrived and rushed to the obstruction astatine the borderline of the yard. They instantly ordered Perez to driblet the knife, but alternatively helium stood and began stumbling toward them.

Officers opened occurrence wrong astir 12 seconds of getting retired of their patrol cars and made nary evident effort to de-escalate the situation.

The shooting outraged Perez’s household and Pocatello residents, and a vigil had been planned for Saturday greeting extracurricular the Pocatello infirmary wherever helium was treated.

"Everybody was trying to archer the police, no, no," Vazquez said. "Those 4 officers didn’t care. They didn’t inquire what was happening, what was the situation."

"How’s helium going to leap the obstruction erstwhile helium tin hardly walk?" she said.

The officers, whose names person not been released, were placed connected administrative leave.

Decisions astir whether charges should beryllium filed against them volition beryllium made aft an autarkic probe by the Eastern Idaho Critical Incident Team, Bannock County Prosecutor Ian Johnson told the AP via email.

"When that probe is implicit a study volition beryllium submitted for review," helium said. "In a continued effort to guarantee autarkic and nonsubjective consideration, said study volition beryllium reviewed by an bureau extracurricular of Bannock County."

Pocatello Mayor Brian Blad said successful a connection Friday, aft the household announced that Perez had nary encephalon activity, that officials’ thoughts and prayers were with them.

"We admit the symptom and grief this incidental has caused successful our community," Blad said.

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Blad said Thursday that the metropolis was "addressing this substance with the seriousness and thoroughness it deserves and with the due respect for the gravity of the situation."

"The criminal, external, and interior investigations regarding the officer-involved shooting are underway, which is wherefore we cannot reply questions retired of interest of interfering with oregon compromising the investigation," helium said.