10-28-2013, 10:57 AM
This 13 year old, Andy Lopez, was shot 7 times by police in Santa Rosa, California. He died at the scene.
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He was carrying a plastic pellet gun fashioned to look like an AK47 when police spotted him from behind.
The officers involved say he was wearing a hooded sweatshirt and they didn't realize he was a kid.
According to the two officers, they told him to drop the weapon and turn around, but he instead lifted the gun replica when he turned around. A witness reportedly verifies the sequence of events which transpired in 10 seconds.
If that's what happened, tragic that the kid didn't just drop the fake gun. Still, 8 shots? There's no way he could have been firing back with a toy.
The officer who shot Lopez is a 24 year veteran; his partner (who didn't shoot) is a rookie. They are on the standard administrative leave pending investigation.
Story:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-5...p-7-times/
He was carrying a plastic pellet gun fashioned to look like an AK47 when police spotted him from behind.
The officers involved say he was wearing a hooded sweatshirt and they didn't realize he was a kid.
According to the two officers, they told him to drop the weapon and turn around, but he instead lifted the gun replica when he turned around. A witness reportedly verifies the sequence of events which transpired in 10 seconds.
If that's what happened, tragic that the kid didn't just drop the fake gun. Still, 8 shots? There's no way he could have been firing back with a toy.
The officer who shot Lopez is a 24 year veteran; his partner (who didn't shoot) is a rookie. They are on the standard administrative leave pending investigation.
Story:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-5...p-7-times/