The
central fact concerning the death of Keith Vidal, 18, does not seem to
be in dispute: after the schizophrenic youngster was tased and
restrained by two officers, a third stepped up, said "we don't have time
for this", fired into the scrum, then tried to do so again before being
restrained. Vidal, who celebrated his birthday last month, was killed
by the gunshot.
The family were not invited to a press conference held today by Brunswick County District Attorney Jon David, but turned up anyway, reports WECT. David said that three officers involved in the incident were the subject of an investigation, and that he could not release their names.
Mark Wilsey, identified as Vidal's father, told reporters that his family had called the police to help get his son to a mental evaluation during a 'schizophrenic incident' in which Vidal had picked up a small screwdriver.
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