No one was in immediate danger, he noted.
According to Perez’s aunt, her nephew had no intention of pursuing the police. “He’s got [a] disability. She remarked, “He can hardly walk.”
Public outcry over the police’s actions erupted after the event in which Perez needed resuscitation twice and had his leg amputated.
Idaho News reports that an inquiry is underway by the Eastern Idaho Critical Incident Task Force.
