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| Subject: Good, nail 'em: Parents of teenager killed by Calif. deputy sue Tue Nov 05, 2013 3:18 am | |
| The parents of a Northern California teen fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy have filed a federal lawsuit, telling reporters at a news conference that they want a thorough investigation conducted into the shooting.
The Oct. 22 shooting of Andy Lopez as he carried a pellet gun that resembled an automatic rifle has prompted several large protests in Santa Rosa, extensive media coverage in Mexico and the involvement of the Mexican government. Monday's news conference was attended by many reporters from Spanish Language media outlets.
Authorities have identified Erick Gelhaus as the Sonoma County deputy sheriff who shot and killed the 13-year-old. Gelhaus was riding in the passenger seat of a patrol car with another deputy who was driving.
The lawsuit alleges Gelhaus opened fire on Lopez with almost no warning after observing the teen walking with the gun, described as "airsoft-type toy" that he was returning to a friend. The lawsuit claims that the Gelhaus was riding in the passenger seat of a patrol car driven by an unidentified partner and that the deputies sped within about 35 feet of Lopez.
"As the vehicle stopped, one of the deputies shouted one command to Andy Lopez from within the patrol car," the lawsuit states.
After that, in a matter of seconds, Gelhaus fired eight shots from his service revolver, striking Lopez in the chest, arms and buttocks.
Investigators say 10 seconds elapsed between the time the deputies reported a "suspicious person" and then reported shots fired to dispatchers. The lawsuit alleges that perhaps as few as three seconds elapsed between the "command" and Gelhaus firing on the teen.
More: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Parents-of-teenager-killed-by-Calif-deputy-sue-4955381.php _________________ Anarcho-Capitalist, AnCaps Forum, Ancapolis, OZschwitz Contraband “The state calls its own violence law, but that of the individual, crime.”-- Max Stirner "Remember: Evil exists because good men don't kill the government officials committing it." -- Kurt Hofmann |
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