MAN WITH AUTISM ‘STILL TRAUMATIZED’ BY SHOOTING

A North Miami man with au- tism whose caregiver was shot and wounded by a police officer Monday is “still traumatized” by the event, according to his family.

Charles Kinsey, a behavioral therapist, was shot once in the leg while trying to calm Arnaldo Rios Soto, who had wandered away from his group home.

At a news conference Saturday in Miami, Miriam Rios said her brother was still wearing the same shirt that had Kinsey’s blood on it and is “not the same” after the incident.

“He’s having night terrors,” she said. “He’s not sleeping, he’s not eating.”

In a widely circulated cellphone video, Kinsey lay on his back with his hands up while Rios sat next to him.

Kinsey shouted to police that the object Rios held was a toy truck.

Kinsey’s injuries were not life-threatening.

Rios’ family said Saturday that police did not handle the situation appropriately and failed to listen to Kinsey’s pleas.

Matthew Dietz, an attorney for the family, said Rios is sensitive to noise and touch and was thrown on the ground after Kinsey was shot. — Steve Reilly