10-31-2013, 11:52 AM
More details on the shooting of Andy Lopez
Santa Rosa Lt. Paul Henry told the press that it appears Gelhaus and his partner encountered Lopez about 3 p.m. as he walked down a street. Gellhaus's partner was a trainee. He did not have time to get out of the car and seek shelter behind a door before the whole incident went down - he was the driver and was behind the wheel the whole time.
Andy Lopez's hood was down and he did not have ear plugs in at the time of his shooting.
Gelhaus told investigators that he could not remember if he identified himself as a police officer before firing at 13 year-old Lopez.
Gelhaus said that he tried CPR and other life-saving measures after the shooting.
"When he touched the weapon and briefly looked at it, felt that it wasn't the proper weight and looked different, that was when he first began to suspect it was a replica firearm,'' according to Gelhaus's report conveyed to Henry.
Santa Rosa Lt. Paul Henry told the press that it appears Gelhaus and his partner encountered Lopez about 3 p.m. as he walked down a street. Gellhaus's partner was a trainee. He did not have time to get out of the car and seek shelter behind a door before the whole incident went down - he was the driver and was behind the wheel the whole time.
Andy Lopez's hood was down and he did not have ear plugs in at the time of his shooting.
Gelhaus told investigators that he could not remember if he identified himself as a police officer before firing at 13 year-old Lopez.
Gelhaus said that he tried CPR and other life-saving measures after the shooting.
"When he touched the weapon and briefly looked at it, felt that it wasn't the proper weight and looked different, that was when he first began to suspect it was a replica firearm,'' according to Gelhaus's report conveyed to Henry.