The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
November 14, 2017

Wisconsin: Police Shoot and Kill 14-Year-Old Native American Boy
----------------------------------------------------------------

In Wisconsin, a 14-year-old Native American teenager was shot dead last
week by a deputy in the Ashland County Sheriff's Department. Jason Pero
was a member of the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of
Chippewa Indians. The shooting occurred after police received a 911 call
about a man walking down the street with a knife. Investigators now
believe the 14-year-old was the one who had made the 911 call. Pero's
grandfather criticized the police for using lethal force. Alan Pero
said, "He got murdered out in front of the house here. He's a boy.
There's warning shots. There's Tasers. There's pepper spray. You don't
go right on a 14-year-old kid and go for the kill zone."


.