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July 25, 2016

N. Miami: Autistic Man's Family Says He's Traumatized After Police Shot His Therapist
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The family of a North Miami autistic man who police say was the target
of a shooting last week says he has been traumatized by the incident.
Arnaldo Rios-Soto was being treated by a behavioral therapist, Charles
Kinsey, after wandering away from a group home. When police arrived,
Kinsey lay down on the ground with his hands in the air. He told police
no one was armed and that Rios-Soto was playing with a toy truck. An
officer opened fire, shooting Kinsey in the leg. The police later said
the officer meant to shoot Rios-Soto. Since the shooting, Rios-Soto's
family said he is not sleeping or eating. His sister Miriam Soto spoke
to local news.

Miriam Rios: "Own up to your mistakes and let people know that you're
trying to change. Because this is not the first time that it has
happened. When I got home, I noticed my mom was crying, nervous. She had
no answers, and she explains to me what she saw. Later on that they
realized that it was a toy, he didn't have a gun. Come on, now. It's
just too many lies."



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