Sonoma Co. authorities discuss procedures following shooting death of Andy Lopez

Monday, December 7, 2015
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KGO) -- The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office will discuss possible changes to its procedures following the officer-involved shooting death of 13-year-old Andy Lopez.

Deputy Erik Gelhaus shot and killed the Santa Rosa teen in 2013 after mistaking his airsoft pellet gun for an assault rifle.
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Gelhaus was cleared of criminal wrongdoing but Lopez's family has filed a civil suit against the county.

The community meeting on the recommendations from a task force organized after the shooting takes place at the sheriff's office in Santa Rosa at 5:30 p.m. Monday.
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