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Brian, since he was a small child, had
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grown up in the Grand Junction
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community. His family lived out in the
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Redlands area, which is a nice upper
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middle income area of our town.
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>> My name is Kellen Pyer. I'm a former
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classmate of Brian Kohi. I grew up here
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in Grand Junction. When I was about 8,
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we moved up to the Redlands. Um, and
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that's when I started going to Broadway
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Elementary, which is where I met Brian.
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Brian lived in a similar part of the
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Redlands to me. All the people knew each
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other. It was very nice living there.
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You always kind of felt supported. You
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kind of felt like you knew all your
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neighbors. It always felt like you could
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always reach out for help. People often
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brought each other cookies, treats for
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the holidays. So, it felt very, you
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know, tightknit.
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>> Brian Khi's family seemed normal. They
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seemed like they had normal, steady
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jobs.
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His
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mom ran a daycare out of the basement of
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our home. His father worked in
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construction.
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His parents were separating.
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And they were living in two homes, not
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very far from each other. He lived
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primarily with his mother, but he
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frequented his father's home.
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>> Brian's mannerisms in elementary school
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were a little bit uh strange. He seemed
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to exaggerate his movements a little
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bit. He spoke very loud, often times
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would over pronunciate his words.
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>> Brian Kohi's mother was reporting that
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he had mild autism. From the time he was
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very little, she was reaching out for
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help, trying to have him assessed, and
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trying to get him the right help.
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>> I would definitely say that Brian seemed
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to lack social awareness. Um, often
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times it felt like he didn't necessarily
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know where bounds were supposed to be or
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maybe he felt like pushing on those
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bounds was the best way to get
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attention.
