Family of the Pocatello Police shooting victim share their grief

Teen with autism dies after being shot by Idaho police, family says

A 17-year-old with autism and cerebral palsy who was shot by police in a highly controversial incident in Pocatello, Idaho, has died, according to his family.Victor Perez was shot nine times by Pocatello police officers who responded to a domestic disturbance on Saturday, April 5. He had been placed in a medically induced coma and connected to life-support machines following the shooting. His family said they made the difficult decision to remov…

Idaho autistic teen has died after police shooting, family says

Victor Perez, a 17-year-old autistic teen with cerebral palsy, was shot nine times​ by Pocatello police officers in Idaho.

Idaho teenager shot by police declared brain-dead

A 17-year-old boy, Victor Perez, who was shot by police last weekend, has been declared brain-dead, according to his aunt. Perez, who his family said is autistic and has cerebral palsy, was shot nine times by police in Pocatello. The officers were responding to a neighbor’s call about someone with a knife on April 5. Perez’s aunt, Ana Vazquez, has now confirmed to NBC News that the teenager has been declared brain-dead. The mayor of the city of …

Family: Victor Perez declared clinically brain dead at PMC

POCATELLO — The family of Victor Perez has reported that he is clinically brain dead.

The family of Puerto Rican autistic youth Victor Perez, who was shot nine times by four Pocatello Police Department officers "within a span of just 30 seconds after arriving on the scene" on April 5, has opened a GoFundMe account to raise money for his recovery.

Family says autistic Pocatello teen with cerebral palsy shot by police pronounced clinically brain dead

17-year-old Victor Perez was shot nine times by police. The family said they have chosen to take him off life support.