9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Sep. 25, 2017
9th Circuit: No qualified immunity for deputy who killed teen holding toy gun
A Sonoma County sheriff’s deputy must face a trial for allegedly acting with unreasonable force in shooting and killing a 13-year-old boy holding a toy gun, a split 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Friday.
A Sonoma County sheriff’s deputy must face a trial for allegedly acting with unreasonable force in shooting and killing a 13-year-old boy holding a toy gun, a split 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Friday.
Considering the case in a light most favorable to the boy’s family, Judge Milan D. Smith Jr. wrote that Sonoma County sheriff’s Deputy Erick Gelhaus was not entitled to qualified immunity for shooting at Andy Lopez im...
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