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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Martha Bellisle and Rebecca Boone

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

Idaho Police Teen-Shooting - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

An autistic, nonverbal teenage boy who was shot repeatedly by Idaho police from the other side of a chain link fence while he was holding a knife died Saturday after being removed from life support, his family said.

Victor Perez, 17, who also had cerebral palsy, had been in a coma since the April 5 shooting, and tests Friday showed that he had no brain activity, his aunt, Ana Vazquez, told The Associated Press. He had undergone several surgeries, with doctors removing nine bullets and amputating his leg.

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