By Tim Stelloh - NBC News
Authorities in Salt Lake City, Utah, released body camera videos from their officers on Monday showing how a police officer shot a 13-year-old teenager after his mother called 911 because the child was behaving strangely and needed help.
In the disturbing video of the incident, which occurred on September 4, the teenager can be seen fleeing the police and disobeying when an agent orders him to throw himself on the floor.
Moments before one of the officers opens fire, another can be heard saying, "Show your hands."
It is unclear if the teen, who was unidentified by NBC News because he is a minor, was armed.
A police statement issued Monday did not provide details on the existence of the alleged weapon and the department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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The teenager suffered injuries to his intestines, ankles, shoulder and bladder, and remains in a hospital, according to an online fundraising campaign.
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The boy's mother, Golda Barton, called 911 and asked the operator that a "crisis intervention officer" be dispatched to her home in the Glendale area of Salt Lake City because her son had threatened to shoot one of his co-workers. work and breaking the windows of his house, as can be heard in the audio also released by the City Police Department.
He also tells officers that his son had been in a "shooting" in Nevada and a high-speed chase with police.
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"He's sick," he says, "he needs to go to the hospital."
It is unclear if the officers sent to the home were crisis intervention agents, who receive 40 hours of training in mental health and surveillance, according to the department.
In a statement released Monday, the department said all new officers must attend its crisis intervention academy, but did not say whether any of the officers involved in the Sept. 4 shooting had received such training.
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None of the officers involved in the shooting have been identified and it was also unclear whether they have been placed on administrative leave while the incident is being investigated, as is standard protocol at other law enforcement agencies.
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The department reported that they released the video and audio to be transparent.
In the audio of the 911 call, Barton can be heard telling the operator that his father was killed by sheriff deputies in Nevada this year and that his son "doesn't like cops at all."
"That's why we need a mental health worker," he says, "it's very important."
Efforts to reach Barton on Monday were unsuccessful, but in an interview with NBC affiliate KSL, he described the teenager's mental health issues and explained that he called 911 after consulting with his psychiatrist.
In the video, Barton can be seen telling officers that his son was out of control and threatening to break things.
When one of the officers asks him if the teenager is armed, he replies that he has a compressed air pistol, but adds that it is not real.
"Unfortunately, we have to treat all weapons as if they were real," says the officer.
In the images, three officers are seen approaching Barton's house and knocking on the door.
They then run to the backyard, where one can be heard saying that the teenager had jumped the fence.
Officers chase after the minor, who can be seen slowly walking away from them as they order him to the ground.
Moments later, one of the uniformed men can be seen shooting multiple times and ordering the teenager to show his hands after being shot.
"I don't feel good," he replies, "tell my mom that I love her."
