His family said that an autistic, non-objective teenage boy, who was repeatedly shot by the Idaho police from the other side of a chain-link fence, while he was holding a knife on Saturday, died after being removed from life support on Saturday, his family said.
Victor Perez, 17, who also has cerebral palsy, was in a coma since the shooting of April 5, and on Friday, the tests revealed that he had no brain activity, his aunt, Ana Wazqvez told the Associated Press. He had done several surgery, in which doctors removed nine bullets and distracted his leg.
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Police at Pokatello in the city of South -West Idaho replied to reporting 911 calls that a clearly intoxicated man was chasing someone in a yard. It turned out to be perez, which was not intoxicated, but due to his disabled, he went with a stagger, Vazke’s said. His family members were trying to remove the big kitchen knife from them.
The picture provided by Ana El Wazequse shows Victor Perez in a hospital bed in Pokatelo, Idaho. (Ana L. Vazakwez through AP)
A video taken by a neighbor revealed that four officers were lying in the yard after falling after reaching and went on the fence on the edge of the yard. He immediately ordered the parcers to leave the knife, but instead he stood up and stumbled towards him.
The authorities set fire to their patrol cars within about 12 seconds and did not make any clear effort to reduce the situation.
Shooting angered Perez’s family and Pocatello residents, and a vigilance was planned for Saturday morning outside the Pokatelo Hospital, where he was treated.
“Everyone was trying to tell the police, no, no,” Vazekez said. “Those four officers did not care. They did not ask what was happening, what was the situation.”
“How is he going to jump the fence when he can barely walk?” He said.
Officers, whose names have not been released, were placed on administrative leave.
Banok County Prosecutor Ian Johnson told AP via email that a decision would be taken to file allegations against him after an independent investigation by the Eastern Idaho Critical Insident Team.
“When that investigation is completed, a report will be submitted for the review,” he said. “In a constant attempt to ensure independent and purposeful views, the report would be reviewed by an agency outside the Banock County.”
Pocatello’s Mayor Brian Blad said in a statement on Friday, the family announced that Perez had no brain activity, that the views and prayers of the authorities were with him.
Blade said, “We recognize this incident in our community’s pain and sorrow.”
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Blad said on Thursday that the city “was addressing the matter with seriousness and completeness, which is worthy of it and with proper respect for gravity of the situation.”
He said, “Officers-Criminal, external and internal investigation about shooting shooting are going on, which is why we cannot answer questions from the concern of interfering or compromise in the investigation,” he said.
