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Wilsey said his family called the police to help with his schizophrenic son Keith Vidal who had a small screwdriver in his hand. Officers used a Taser on Vidal and then shot him, according to Wilsey.

Wilsey said officers came into their home after they called for backup help when Vidal was having a schizophrenic incident.

The first unit on scene reported a confrontation in the hallway, but told Brunswick County Dispatchers several times that everything was OK.

Unit 104 from Southport arrived on the scene at 12:48:41, fourteen minutes after the first officer had already been on scene.

Seventy seconds later, Unit 104 radioed out that he had to fire shots at the subject in order to defend himself.

Wilsey said officers had his son down on the ground after the teen was tased a few times and an officer said, "we don't have time for this." That's when Wilsey says the officer shot in between the officers holding the teen down, killing his son.

"There was no reason to shoot this kid," Wilsey said. "They killed my son in cold blood. We called for help and they killed my son."

The family said police shot Vidal because he had a screwdriver in his hand. They said it was a tiny screwdriver, though, that would not have hurt anyone.

Both parents said they had to watch their son die in front of them. They said Vidal had just turned 18 years old and only weighed about 90 pounds.

Vidal's mother, also at the scene, said she could not understand what happened.

"Where is the justice, why did they shoot my son?," she asked. "This is what's wrong with our mental health system."

The family said they recently lost their daughter in a car accident and this is the second child they will have to bury.

Neighbors said Vidal played with their children and he never was violent. They said he had a history of depression and schizophrenia, but he was never harmful to others.

Vidal's mother said she had tried multiple times to get Vidal help for his mental illness. More at http://www.wect.com/story/24367610/officer-involved-shooting-reported-
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The cops were wrong and it is unfathomable that you defend them.

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I'm going to go with "it takes being LUCID to plan and then execute a mass shooting."

The Sandyhook shooter had mental health differences but he was on the autism spectrum, not schizophrenic. A majority of shooters are DEPRESSED and suicidal, not schizophrenic. Also, mental health is a case by case issue, and it is unfair to stereotype all people who suffer mental health problems with the same stereotype that they are violent and dangerous.

The cops were wrong and it is unfathomable that you defend them.

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For that, I appreaciate your time. Thanks.

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For that, I appreaciate your time. Thanks.

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Hmm. Fine. But you did make it sound like something else.

Sorry.

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