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As in different US cities, Salt Lake Metropolis noticed protests towards police brutality this summer time
A 13-year-old boy in Glendale, Utah, was shot a number of occasions by cops after his mom referred to as 911 for assist along with his psychological well being disaster.
Linden Cameron, who has Asperger’s, a type of autism, is now in a severe situation in hospital, his mom stated.
Golda Barton stated she had believed police attending on Friday night time would use “essentially the most minimal drive potential”.
Salt Lake Metropolis Police Sgt Keith Horrocks advised reporters that the incident was now being investigated.
Chatting with native CBS-affiliate KUTV, Ms Barton said she told the 911 operator that her son needed to be taken to hospital for treatment.
He was experiencing a disaster as a result of it was her first day again at work in virtually a 12 months and “he has unhealthy separation anxiousness”, she stated.
“I stated, he is unarmed, he would not have something, he simply will get mad and he begins yelling and screaming,” Ms Barton stated. “He is a child, he is attempting to get consideration, he would not know the right way to regulate.”
At a press convention, Sgt Horrocks said officers were called to a “violent psych issue” and stories {that a} boy – who they didn’t identify – had made “threats to some of us with a weapon”. He added that there was no indication after they attended that the boy was armed.
An officer shot the boy when he tried to flee on foot, Sgt Horrocks stated.
In line with a web-based fundraiser set as much as elevate cash for medical payments, Linden Cameron has suffered “accidents to his shoulder, each ankles, intestines and bladder”.
“The long-term results of his accidents are nonetheless unknown, however it’s possible that his restoration will likely be lengthy and require a number of sorts of remedy,” the web page, arrange by a good friend of the household, says.
In line with information compiled and often up to date by the Washington Publish, 1,254 individuals with a psychological sickness have been shot useless by US police for the reason that starting of 2015. This represents 22% of all individuals shot and killed by police throughout the nation over that interval.
