10/2/22
The 17-year-old teen shot by a cop in a McDonald’s parking zone should now face one other well being battle, he is combating pneumonia within the hospital.
Erik Cantu‘s household spoke out for the primary time Tuesday, revealing he is obtained a ton of staples and tubes in his physique. There’s additionally a fragile balancing act between Cantu’s treatment and a respiration machine to maintain him alive.
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To make issues worse, Cantu’s dad, Erik Sr., says the teenager is waking up with flashbacks — elevating his fingers within the air and shifting his foot like he is pushing a automobile pedal.
Erik’s mother, Victoria, says there was a bullet by his coronary heart — and he was additionally shot within the abdomen, diaphragm, lungs, liver, bicep and forearm.
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As we have reported, Cantu was shot a number of instances by police officer James Brennand whereas he was consuming a burger within the parking zone of a McDonald’s. Brennand was responding to the restaurant on an unrelated name.
Brennand was fired by the police division and is dealing with two felony expenses of aggravated assault by a public official.
As for Cantu’s household, they continue to be hopeful the teenager will pull via.