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

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Victor Perez , 17 , who also had cerebral palsy, had been in a coma since the April 5 shooting.

Tests Friday showed that he had no brain activity, his aunt, Ana Vazquez , told the Associated Press .

Perez , who was holding a knife, was shot repeatedly by police from the other side of a chain link fence.

Video taken by a neighbor showed that Perez was lying in the yard after falling over when officers arrived and rushed to the fence.

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66

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63

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23

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informal

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English

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46

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short-lived

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