Mentally ill 18-year-old shot dead by police in front of his mortified family after parents called them to help him as he had an episode
By RYAN GORMAN
A North Carolina family is searching for answers and demanding justice after an 18-year-old boy was shot to death Sunday afternoon by police.
The family of Keith Vidal, 18, of Boiling Springs Lakes, called police for help calming him down during a schizophrenic episode, an officer burst through the door and instead killed him in front of his horrified family.
Keith Vidal had a screwdriver and was threatening to fight his mother, police had already subdued when the killing occurred, the parents said during a Monday afternoon press conference.
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