(CNN) A 13-year-old boy was seriously injured after being shot by a police officer in Salt Lake City on Friday night, according to his mother. Golda Barton said that her son Linden Cameron, who has Asperger syndrome, experienced a "mental breakdown" earlier in the day. He just gets mad and he starts yelling and screaming,'" Barton told CNN affiliate KUTV about her call to police. Golda Barton said she called police for help managing her son's "mental breakdown." She told KUTV that she heard someone yell "get down on the ground" three times, followed by several gunshots.

Source: CNN September 08, 2020 19:30 UTC