A 17-year-old autistic boy in Pocatello, Idaho, is critically injured after being shot nine times by police while experiencing a mental health crisis. Officers responded to reports of a disturbance where the boy was reportedly waving a knife. Eyewitness accounts indicate that he posed no threat to anyone, raising serious concerns about the police's response. The shooting has sparked widespread protests in the community, with many questioning the police's handling of mental health crises and calling for greater accountability. The teenager currently faces significant medical challenges, including a leg amputation due to his injuries.
I can't imagine anyone in the community trusting police after this. They, again, were called to help with a minor having a mental health episode in his front yard, and they put him on death's door - he's in the hospital fighting for his life.
He was having a really bad day with mental issues, but he wasn't chasing anybody, and everybody could easily get out of the reach of his knife.
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