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section: business
first_reported: 2026-11-12 17:27 EST
updated: 2026-11-12 17:27 EST
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# ‘I closed his eyes and told him he was free’: Nurse recalls autistic teen’s final moments

A Fraser Health psychiatric nurse testified she repeatedly tried to contact Chase De Balinhard’s mother as police responded to the 15-year-old, but was unable to reach her before he was fatally shot.

Section: [Business & Economy](/montreal/section/business.md) · Entities: none

## Coverage

- [CTV News Montreal](https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/i-closed-his-eyes-and-told-him-he-was-free-nurse-recalls-autistic-teens-final-moments/), 2026-11-12 17:27 EST: ‘I closed his eyes and told him he was free’: Nurse recalls autistic teen’s final moments

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