One day after a deputy shot and killed a 13-year-old boy holding a BB gun that resembled an AK-47 assault rifle, Sonoma County Sheriff Steve Freitas vowed that the investigation into the fatal encounter would be thorough and transparent.
Freitas, who has two sons around the same age as the boy who was killed, said he “can't begin to imagine the grief” of Andy Lopez's family. Freitas said the fatal shooting was also devastating to the two deputies involved in the incident, as well as personnel throughout the Sheriff's Office.
“It is pretty somber around here today,” said Freitas, seated in his...
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Freitas, who has two sons around the same age as the boy who was killed, said he “can't begin to imagine the grief” of Andy Lopez's family. Freitas said the fatal shooting was also devastating to the two deputies involved in the incident, as well as personnel throughout the Sheriff's Office.
“It is pretty somber around here today,” said Freitas, seated in his...
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