Police 'didn’t even ask' and 'didn't listen' before shooting Idaho teen, his aunt says

The aunt of an Idaho teenager who was shot nine times by police said the officers should have taken more time to assess the situation before they fired their weapons.

The aunt of an Idaho teenager who was shot nine times by police said the officers should have taken more time to assess the situation before they fired their weapons.

Victor Perez remained in critical condition at a hospital Thursday and has not regained consciousness since the shooting Saturday in Pocatello, his aunt Ana Vazquez said.

Perez, 17, who is autistic and has cerebral palsy, had taken a knife during a family barbecue and his sister was trying to get it away from him when a neighbor called police, Vazquez said.

"He called so the cops could help us," she said, adding that the neighbor did not know Perez's medical condition or that he was having a mental health crisis.

The shooting, captured on video, has sparked protests in the city of around 56,300.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/victor-perez-pocatello-idaho-police-shooting-rcna200789

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