
Intellectually disabled teen shot by Idaho police dies after being removed from life support
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Victor Perez — an autistic and nonverbal 17-year-old boy who was shot repeatedly on April 5th by Idaho police — has died after being removed from life support.
Police in the southwest Idaho city of Pocatello responded to a 911 call reporting that an apparently intoxicated man with a knife was chasing someone in a yard. It turned out to be Perez, who was not intoxicated but walked with a staggered gait due to his disabilities, Vazquez said. His family members had been trying to get the large kitchen knife away from him.
Video taken by a neighbor showed that Perez was lying in the yard after falling over when four officers arrived and rushed to the fence at the edge of the yard. They immediately ordered Perez to drop the knife, but instead he stood and began stumbling toward them.