Sonoma County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a 13-year-old boy Tuesday who was carrying what turned out to be a fake rifle in Santa Rosa, authorities and acquaintances of the boy said.
Andy Lopez died at the scene of the shooting near Moorland and West Robles avenues after being shot while carrying toy gun that belonged to a friend, friends said Wednesday.
The incident began about 3 p.m. when two deputies on patrol saw a “male subject” walking in the area with what appeared to be a rifle, said sheriff’s Lt. Dennis O’Leary.
The deputies called for backup and ordered him to drop the rifle, O’Leary said.
“At some point immediately thereafter, the deputies fired several rounds from their handguns at the subject, striking him several times,” O’Leary said.
