BREAKING NEWS: No charges for Sonoma County deputy in Andy Lopez toy-gun killing - sfgate Well have more details as we gather from other sources, but this decision by the D.A. will likely re-ignite tensions over airsoft laws in California and other western and anti-gun states...which may further cops, kids and the general public mis-handling airsoft guns..... The Sonoma County district attorneys office announced Monday that it will not prosecute a county sheriffs deputy for fatally shooting a 13-year-old boy who had a replica AK-47 pellet gun, saying the officer acted in what he believed was self-defense. The law provides for a complete defense of anyone who defends himself or others, Jill Ravitch, the district attorney, said at an afternoon news conference at a county building, while several dozen protesters converged on the steps outside. According to the Sheriffs Office, the deputies saw Andys replica rifle and ordered him to drop it. According to a 52-page report by the district attorneys office, Gelhaus was 67 feet away when he fired at the juvenile, who was 5-foot-2 and weighed 135 pounds. A review by The Chronicle found the filing of criminal charges is extremely rare when an officer fires on someone after mistaking a toy gun for a real one....
Posted on: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 23:39:28 +0000
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