Outrage is brewing over a police capturing in Idaho … video exhibits a gaggle of officers capturing a teen armed with a knife, however the boy’s household says he is nonverbal, autistic and suffers from cerebral palsy.

The incident occurred in Pocatello … with cops capturing 17-year-old Victor Perez 9 occasions within the yard outdoors his dwelling, leaving him in vital situation … in response to the Related Press, which additionally experiences Perez needed to have a leg amputated.

Video of the Saturday capturing went viral … sparking protests outdoors Pocatello PD. People say they’re questioning why the 4 officers who responded to the scene seemed to be trigger-happy and did not make a lot of an effort to de-escalate the scenario earlier than unleashing a hail of bullets.

Footage shot by a neighbor exhibits the teenager within the yard with a knife in his hand, interacting with different folks. Police arrive and officers rush over to the yard with their weapons drawn.

They seem to bark some instructions however when the teenager will get up off the garden and takes a number of steps towards the fence separating them, police open hearth.

The teenager’s aunt instructed KIFI-TV police did not ask what was happening once they arrived … and she or he says Victor can hardly stroll and has the mind of a 5-year-old.

Cops say they responded after getting a 911 name reporting a home disturbance involving an individual wielding a knife who seemed to be intoxicated. The boy’s household says he was NOT intoxicated and staggers when he walks as a consequence of his cerebral palsy.

Based mostly on the video, it solely took about 12 seconds for police to shoot Perez after they bought to his household’s dwelling.

Pocatello Police Chief Roger Schei says officers make choices in seconds and assess threats. He says on this capturing, “two people have been inside a number of ft of an armed, noncompliant particular person. The chance was instant, and the scenario quickly evolving.”