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Autistic teenager shot by Idaho police dies after being removed from life support

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An autistic, nonverbal teenage boy who was shot repeatedly by Idaho police died Saturday after being removed from life support, his family said.

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  1. WDIO Duluth

    Intellectually disabled teen shot by Idaho police dies after being removed from life support (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    Relatives say an autistic and nonverbal teenage boy who was shot by Idaho police from the other side of a chain-link fence while holding a knife has died. Victor Perez was 17. He was in a coma following the shooting and was taken off life support Saturday, his aunt told The Associated Press.

  2. The Oregonian

    Idaho boy shot by police dies after being removed from life support (opens The Oregonian)

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    Victor Perez, who was autistic and nonverbal, was in a coma following the April 5 shooting.

  3. KOB 4

    An intellectually disabled teen shot by Idaho police has died after being removed from life support, his aunt says (opens KOB 4)

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    An intellectually disabled teen shot by Idaho police has died after being removed from life support, his aunt says.

  4. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Autistic teenager shot by Idaho police dies after being removed from life support (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    An autistic, nonverbal teenage boy who was shot repeatedly by Idaho police died Saturday after being removed from life support, his family said.

  5. CBS 19 Tyler

    Idaho teenager shot by police taken off life support (opens CBS 19 Tyler)

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    CBS 19 Tyler's feed description

    Victor Perez, a 17-year-old with autism and cerebral palsy who was shot by police, died after he was removed from life support on Saturday at Portneuf Medical Center

  6. Green Field Reporter

    Intellectually disabled teen shot by Idaho police dies after being removed from life support - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    BOISE, Idaho (AP) — 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.

  7. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Disabled teen shot by Idaho police dies after being removed from life support (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    Victor Perez, 17, who also had cerebral palsy, had been in a coma since the April 5 shooting, and tests Friday showed that he had no brain activity.

  8. New York Post

    Idaho teen with autism shot by police dies after being removed from life support (opens New York Post)

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    Victor Perez, 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.

  9. CNN

    Autistic teen shot by Idaho police dies after being removed from life support (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    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.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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