13-Year-Old with Asperger’s Shot by SLC Police, Body Cam Shows

An autistic teen was shot by police in Utah, leaving him seriously injured … and cops are now releasing the body cam footage of the incident.

13-year-old Linden Cameron‘s mother called the cops earlier this month, saying he was having a breakdown — brought on by Asperger’s syndrome — and she needed assistance managing the situation.

On the body cam, you see one cop confront Linden on a dark sidewalk as he tells him to get on the ground. The kid doesn’t obey the orders at first, and officers eventually open fire.

Eleven shots are heard on video — it’s unclear how many struck Linden, but he immediately went down and writhed in pain. He also seems to say “I don’t feel good” and “Tell my mom I love her.” Somehow, he survived the ordeal and was hospitalized.

Linden’s mother had reportedly told cops he was easily triggered by law enforcement and that he may have had a BB gun, but she didn’t think it was real. Cops allegedly told her they’d have to treat it like it was real.