MADISON, Wis. — An eighth-grade boy who was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy in northern Wisconsin called 911 to report a man with a knife, but then gave emergency dispatchers a description of himself, investigators said Saturday. An Ashland County sheriff’s deputy shot 14-year-old Jason Pero outside the boy’s home on Wednesday after the teenager approached the deputy with a large butcher knife and refused numerous commands to drop it, according to the Wisconsin Department of Justice. Investigators said the boy twice lunged at Deputy Brock Mrdjenovich while the deputy was trying to retreat. Mrdjenovich fired, hitting the boy twice, according to the Justice Department, which is investigating the incident. The teen’s grandfather, Alan Pero, told the AP that he and his wife had raised the boy since he was a year old.

Source: National Post November 12, 2017 01:30 UTC