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Intellectually disabled teen shot by Idaho police dies after being removed from life support

This photo provided by Ana L Vazquez, shows Victor Perez in a hospital bed in Pocatello, Idaho.

An autistic, nonverbal teenage boy who was shot repeatedly by Idaho police from the other side of a chain link fence while he was holding a knife died Saturday after being removed from life support, his family said.

(Image credit: Ana L Vazquez)

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