18 year old killed in family home by police – CNN iReport

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“Sadly we are seeing more and more of these types of incidents where police wantonly execute someone for no valid reason at all. We’ll see if the officer who did this gets off with no charges in a case that is blatantly an act of murder. Be sure to read the comment after the news story” Admin

Keith Vidal’s family says they called police for help when their son was having a schizophrenic episode. But what happened on Sunday was something they never expected.

The 18-year-old from Boiling Springs Lake, North Carolina, was tased by two police officers and then shot and killed by a third officer from a neighboring town, according to CNN affiliate WWAY.

Vidal’s father, Mark Wilsey, told CNN affiliate WECT that his son had been holding an electric, six-inch screwdriver and threatening his mother. The family says the two officers from Boiling Lakes Spring Police Department had the situation under control until an officer from Southport arrived.

The family told WECT that the two officers had their son on the ground after he was tased, when the third officer said, “We don’t have time for this.” The family says that’s when the officer shot their son.

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