Doctors at a hospital in Texas informed George Pickering that his son was in a state of brain death. They explained that his son showed 'no brain activity' and the decision had been made to remove life support.
Pickering, however, was unconvinced by their assessment and
In 2015, George Pickering, a Texas father, saved his son's life when doctors wrongly declared him brain-dead and wanted to take him off life support. He barricaded himself with a gun in the hospital room and had a 3-hour standoff with a SWAT team until his son squeezed his hand.
