{"id":138340,"date":"2025-04-10T00:21:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T00:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/10\/video-shows-idaho-cops-shooting-knife-wielding-teen-family-says-hes-autistic\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T00:21:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T00:21:34","slug":"video-shows-idaho-cops-shooting-knife-wielding-teen-family-says-hes-autistic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/10\/video-shows-idaho-cops-shooting-knife-wielding-teen-family-says-hes-autistic\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Shows Idaho Cops Shooting Knife-Wielding Teen, Family Says He&#8217;s Autistic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Idaho Police<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Shoot Knife-Wielding Teen &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-titlecase h2\">Family Says He&#8217;s Autistic<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-04-09T16:39:38-07:00\">April 9, 2025 4:39 PM PDT<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-06f6da04a3c666287ec7371f58019c7c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250409_90627da9a4b84778b06fe9cd6d8b9794\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:9c3f9692-3cb4-43ed-b366-51150f250f3b\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/90\/4by3\/2025\/04\/09\/90627da9a4b84778b06fe9cd6d8b9794_md.jpg\" alt=\"autistic-teen-police-shooting-1-v2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-06f6da04a3c666287ec7371f58019c7c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-360143b99378016575ba75906084fb96\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Outrage is brewing over a police taking pictures in Idaho &#8230; video reveals a gaggle of officers taking pictures a teen armed with a knife, however the boy&#8217;s household says he is nonverbal, autistic and suffers from cerebral palsy.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-360143b99378016575ba75906084fb96--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7efe2340f533789d30e714d03d8c7b71\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The incident occurred in Pocatello &#8230; with cops taking pictures 17-year-old <strong>Victor Perez<\/strong> 9 instances within the yard exterior his house, leaving him in vital situation &#8230; in line with the Associated Press, which additionally reviews Perez needed to have a leg amputated.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7efe2340f533789d30e714d03d8c7b71--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0e5176712d44d832d731fca7e04ff5ea\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Video of the Saturday taking pictures went viral &#8230; sparking protests exterior Pocatello PD. Folks say they&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0e5176712d44d832d731fca7e04ff5ea--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8ba71a44e6fca2fb968729315eef6edd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-55c8ab39-6cb4-473d-9929-15482ae2ce40-198818110-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-55c8ab39-6cb4-473d-9929-15482ae2ce40-198818110-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/99\/16by9\/2025\/04\/09\/990e3914c0c94e2fadec6d00d414ced7_md.jpg\" alt=\"autistic-teen-police-shooting-04-09-2025\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">AP<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8ba71a44e6fca2fb968729315eef6edd--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fd3943d85d8096d07aa194a980c6cf9c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Footage shot by a neighbor reveals 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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fd3943d85d8096d07aa194a980c6cf9c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-687957e306cae9f2f521fa7ceabcaf8a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>They seem to bark some instructions however when the teenager will get up off the garden and takes just a few steps towards the fence separating them, police open hearth.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-687957e306cae9f2f521fa7ceabcaf8a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6f9ea6ca3f721071bf32253878235c65\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250409_593e91a4122c467eb37b6ac4aa62b3e7\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:9c3f9692-3cb4-43ed-b366-51150f250f3b\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/59\/4by3\/2025\/04\/09\/593e91a4122c467eb37b6ac4aa62b3e7_md.jpg\" alt=\"autistic-teen-police-shooting--4\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6f9ea6ca3f721071bf32253878235c65--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0afe1698ec12dcc2d10f2a023dfb80a2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The teen&#8217;s aunt advised KIFI-TV police did not ask what was occurring once they arrived &#8230; and she or he says Victor can hardly stroll and has the mind of a 5-year-old.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0afe1698ec12dcc2d10f2a023dfb80a2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3a5ed35bddaf0d54e7c05181d705e191\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>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&#8217;s household says he was NOT intoxicated and staggers when he walks as a result of his cerebral palsy.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3a5ed35bddaf0d54e7c05181d705e191--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2192ae20ee3bdb303278e2b2fab8b4e7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250409_f7c1ac95f74c4c9694e3d393f0d9ddd1\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:9c3f9692-3cb4-43ed-b366-51150f250f3b\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f7\/4by3\/2025\/04\/09\/f7c1ac95f74c4c9694e3d393f0d9ddd1_md.jpg\" alt=\"autistic-teen-police-shooting--5\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2192ae20ee3bdb303278e2b2fab8b4e7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-074baf6fe64f0e6e886ae584c45f8fa9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Based on the video, it solely took about 12 seconds for police to shoot Perez after they obtained to his household&#8217;s house.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-074baf6fe64f0e6e886ae584c45f8fa9--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-26f2f97c1cabf3d120f58707453641e3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Pocatello Police Chief <strong>Roger Schei<\/strong> says officers make selections in seconds and assess threats. He says on this taking pictures, &#8220;two people had been inside just a few toes of an armed, noncompliant particular person. The threat was instant, and the scenario quickly evolving.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-26f2f97c1cabf3d120f58707453641e3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a19dd29ca22326a55705e2fd44a6130d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Schei says the Eastern Idaho Critical Incident Task Force is investigating the officer-involved taking pictures.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a19dd29ca22326a55705e2fd44a6130d--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Idaho Police Shoot Knife-Wielding Teen &#8230; Family Says He&#8217;s Autistic Published April 9, 2025 4:39 PM PDT Outrage is brewing over a police taking pictures in Idaho &#8230; video reveals a gaggle of officers taking pictures a teen armed with a knife, however the boy&#8217;s household says he is nonverbal, autistic and suffers from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":138342,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[8870,4240,714,1292,6237,8869,605,264,1681,140],"class_list":{"0":"post-138340","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-autistic","9":"tag-cops","10":"tag-family","11":"tag-hes","12":"tag-idaho","13":"tag-knifewielding","14":"tag-shooting","15":"tag-shows","16":"tag-teen","17":"tag-video"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138340\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}