Keith Vidal
Male, White
Date of the incident: 1/5/2014
Boiling Spring Lakes, Brunswick, NC
1100 President Drive
1100 President Drive
Keith Vidal was an 18-year-old schizophrenic whose parents called police because he was having a violent episode, as they had done on many previous occasions. Two officers arrived and attempted to calm Vidal, who was holding a small screwdriver but not attempting to attack anyone with it. A third officer, Detective Bryon Vassey arrived and allegedly ordered the officers to tase Vidal. Then Vassey shot Vidal in the chest. A Grand Jury indicted Vassey for involuntary manslaughter in February. As of September 2014, no trial date has been set.