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thank you, alex. >>> more details now about the sheriff's deputy who shot and killed andy lopez. after the boy reportedly refused to drop his rifle. 48-year-old erick gelhaus is a 24-year veteran of the department. he was training another deputy tuesday night when he encountered lopez holding a gun that looked like an assault weapon. gelhaus shot lopez seven times. the trainee did not open fire. and here is a look at the replica ak-47 that lopez was carrying compared to a real one. sheriff's deputies displayed the two next to each other to show how realistic lopez's air soft gun appeared. for continuing coverage on the marches in santa rosa and the community outrage over the death of andy lopez, go to ktvu.com and look under our north bay tab. >>> new at noon, the san jose police department says their gang suppression efforts are working. they have the numbers to prove it. janine de la vega just talked to a member of the police department and joins us live with the newly released statistics. good afternoon, janine. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. i just got the numbers a few h

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lÓpez. >> demandando que el policÍa que asesinÓ a andy lópez sea encarcelado. porque una placa no es una licencia para matar. >> despuÉs, unas 400 personas llegaron hasta el edificio del departamento del alguacil donde agentes uniformados con equipo antimotines esperaban a la multitud. las marchas han venido creciendo al igual que las tensiones entre las autoridades y la comunidad que exige una respuesta por la muerte de lÓpez. >> es un niÑo y es muy triste para la familia y para la comunidad. >> todos queremos unirnos, como comunidad hispana. si algo le pasa a un hijo mÍo, yo me pongo como mamÁ, no me gustarÍa que a mi hijo le hubiera pasado esto. >> camisetas como Éstas se vendÍan y nos explicaron que todas las ganancias serÁn destinadas a la familia de lÓpez. el superintendente escolar enviÓ un mensaje a los estudiantes pidiendo que permanecieran en las escuelas pero muchos decidieron salir a la calle a manifestar su descontento por una muerte que ellos califican como innecesaria e injusta. el departamento del alguacil del condado de sodoma indic�

greeting friends of 13-year-old andy lopez brings is confidence to the santa rosa church. the teen shot and killed by a deputy. happening now in the resurrectie of the funeral. >> reporter: there is been people gathering in small groups saying their fair wells to andy lopez, many hope that this is a first step on the long road to the community healing. 13-year-old andy lopez proudly carried the body of the teen. >> it is sad, even if you did not know him, it is really sad. >> i guess our children are safe with the cops around, they're supposed to be out here protecting us. >> what happened to the youngster were uncalled for. >> the relationship between the community and law enforcement is strange. >> he says those concerns are shared by many in the community and it is time that the elected officials step up. >> transparency and honesty and integrity, they don't feel they have that right now. what dialogue can we create to ensure that we have that, it is quite frankly does not exist right now. >> the the community mourning andy lopez, the community can heal. >> just know th

rosa are organizing a huge march for andy lopez. he is the 13-year-old boy shot and killed by a sonoma county sheriff's deputy. ktvu channel 2 reporter aleck savage there at the memorial for andy lopez and alex we understand that groups from outside the area now planning to take part today. >> reporter: yeah we did just learn that occupy oakland is in fact planning to bus people from the plaza up here to santa rosa to take part in the large march later on today in the area. there's a growing sense of frustration in the community over the shooting of lopez which happened right here in the field. and you can see a memorial is growing in this area. hundreds are expected to march later on today to protest this deadly shooting of the 13-year- old boy by a sonoma county sheriff's deputy. at about noon the march will wind up at the sonoma county sheriff's department offices on ventura avenue. now county offices, city hall, and the courthouse will all close at lunchtime in response to what is expected to be the

folks in the neighborhood tell us they heard at least 7 shots but police said that andy lopez, the 13-year-old struck and killed, was hit at least once. today in that neighborhood, many folks remember in the 13- year-old as a very well-known young man. flowers in hand, one at a time. >> he was a great kid. he wasn't in gangs or drugs or anything like that. >> i just feel really sad as a parent. >> reporter: they came to pay their respects and vent their emotions. >> shot seven times. i don't think that's right. >> you have to be on drugs to shoot a 13-year-old seven times. >> reporter: sonoma county sheriff's departments shot and killed the teenager in a barren field after they say the teen refused to put down what they described as a replica rifle. immediately after the 13-year- old identified by the sheriff as andy lopez was shot and killed by the deputies. santa rosa police is the lead investigative agency. >> i know deputies told the subject to drop the gun. his statement is he did not drop the gun but instead turned toward him with the gun. >> reporter: by mid-afternoon, the crim

. >> ahora información porque personas en santa rosa se unen por la muerte de andy lópez, a manos de policía por pensar que tenía un ak47 pero era una arma de juguete . >> son 200 personas que participan en esta 8va marcha en santa rosa estamos en avenida west y sebastopol de la ciudad donde se dirigen a la plaza conocida como old care en santa rosa se reunieron a las 17:45 . >> pasamos a las imágenes porque la marcha sentimos que la misma cantidad participa , sacamos esto a relucir porque en protestas predominaron estudiantes también personas de razas, la manifestación tiene pancartas por la muerte de andy lópez, 8 días de la muerte que investigación también esta el fbi personas quieren apoyar a los padres de andy . >> no tengo hijos creo que es pena de perder a un ser querido apoyamos a la familia porque se fue niño que no tenía motivo de morir . >> de unir toda la comunidades de santa rosa para mandar el mensaje que estamos todos juntos . >> según la organizadores salen de la plaza roseland, hace minutos vemos en vivo en esquina de la west avenue único carro de polic�

meanwhile take a look at lopez memorial. there is very little sympathy for gelhaus for andy lopez. to walk out of class again at 10:00 this morning, and demonstrators streets not the sidewalks. reporting live in santa rosa. back to the studio. >> kate, any word on what demonstrators plan to do today? >> well, michelle, according to the facebook page, the group plans to gather at the old -- i believe, tg old courthouse square, and then march to the sheriff's office at 2:00 p.m.. >> all right. life in santa rosa, thank you. >>> 6: jnl 03. let's check the traffic. i guess we got a lit lg issue here. >> we do on city streets. san francisco police department is out there now. direct traffic around in octavia. injuries involved at least five blocks back up in the area. it's also there before you get to the central freeway, so it is to access the central freeway. again, they're working to clear it, but the lights are also out. that's causing a problem. that's why the police department is out there directing cars in the meantime. >>> let's take a live look outside trying to get into san fr

the law doesn't cover pellet guns like andy lopezs. the nra had no response to comments but their position in the past has been that air guns and bb guns shouldn't be treated like toys and therefore shouldn't be brightly colored. live in santa rosa, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> someone broke into a san jose elementary school and stole $70,000 worth of laptop computers and ipads. more than 60 of those devices were taken over the weekend from the technology room at river glen elementary school. parents had spent two years raising money to buy the computers. the value is below the insurance deductible so they won't be replaced immediately. >>> the state assembly committee will hold a hearing next month into the deaths of two workers on bart tracks in walnut creek. the chairman of the committee of labor and employment says the hearing is to get to the bottom of what happened this month. the workers were struck by a train operated by a trainee during the recent bart strike. >>> police are hoping to speak to a woman who may have information on

there were people mourning the loss of andy lopez. you could see the memorial behind me with stuffed animals. they are still in shock considering the rifle he was holding doesn't even appeal to be real. santa rosa police say 13-year- old andy lopez was carrying this ak47 assault rifle just after 3:00 tuesday afternoon. you could see the replica looks like a real ak47 with the lighter finish on the left. when the deputies saw him walking through the neighborhood with it, they stopped their patrol car ducked behind the door and demanded he put it down. >> he began to turn toward his right in the direction of the deputy. he moved the gun toward the deputy and he was fearful he would be shot. >> reporter: one of the deputies shot cruz. a hand gun was found on his waist band. >> everybody loses in this situation. it is tragic. >> reporter: at one point when mourners were out here they started chanting justice for cruz. obviously tensions are high between the people and the sheriff's department. an autopsy will be conducted tomorrow. . >> y

protesters say they are upset and angry with police over the shooting death of andy lopez. lopez has a replica firearm in his hand that looked like a real assault rifle. >> i think shooting anybody seven times, that's not okay. >> i feel for the parents and for the students who lost their friend. >> reporter: lopez's mother was at the rally. she says she wants justice and does not want to see this happen to anyone else. >> that's the biggest pain, for the people to have to realize the same system we trust to protect us and serve us as the same system here now that is becoming frequently the one that's hurting us. >> reporter: though the sheriff's office was closed to the public, there were deputies inside. those who live in this community say they will continue to hold marches and rallies daily until they get justice for andy lopez. most of the protesters were actually middle school students. we did check in with the school districts. they advised all the parents to write a note to excuse them if they attended the rallies. we were told by the participants that there were a

the name andy lopez now sharing sentence was traf on-martin and oscar grant. until 3:00 p.m one week ago, andy lopez was just another kid but today's march keeps him on the cause of a national symbol. lopez was 13 years old, walking with a pellet gun made to resemble an ak 47 rifle. last tuesday a sheriff's deputy told him to drop the gun, then when he felt threatened put seven bullets into and through the young man, killing him at the scene, inflaming the community >> there is is racial profiling. >> he could have shot him in the league would he have done that to a white kid? i bet not >> that is part of the essence of it. we've had a three-ring news story. two mars converging into a protest here in, about an hour, a funeral mass for andy lopez, we'll have a live report from there as well. wayne freedman abc7 news >> the mother of traf on-martin urging senators to change stand your ground laws. >> the shooting death of her 17-year-old son by neighborhood watch volunteer george zimmerman sparked debate over stand your ground laws. 22 states have them, giving i

>>hundreds march to protest the fatal shooting of andy lopez in santa rosa. by a sonoma county deputy ak-47 assault rifle as a real gun. >> catherine: (male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> catherine: happening right now. there's a funeral mass underway for andy lopez. at the resurrection parish church in santa rosa. it follows a large protest. more on that later. but first -- >> catherine: kron4's charles clifford is live in santa rosa where the community has gathered to remember andy lopez. charles? >> reporter: andy lopez general mess it is on the way about 20 minutes ago. last look at bill i captured about 20 minutes ago. the video. >> reporter: air is a full house tonight there is an overflow situation to them may have to move space to accommodate everyone. here covering not only tonight from but the visuals and marches. very emotional and busy week here in santa rosa with numerous visuals and brought several rally spurred a brother large rally earlier today and we will have more on that rally and a few minutes. >

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the whole damn system is guilty and andy lopez didn't have to die to talk a little bit more about the controversies surrounding this incident i spoke earlier with our tease ramon glenda i first asked him what protesters think sees me could or should have been done to prevent this is incident. well this community in santa rosa in northern california is still in a state of shock and mourning after the shooting of thirteen year old andy lopez know houses that he thought he was in danger and they can he was in danger when he saw the lopez's gun he did knows it's going to the time because they remember it resembles in a case so much but so much so many people in the community are still wondering why it is that somebody that is so highly trained could not use less lethal way of confronting the lopez from from the sounds of the eyewitness reports and even the testimony of the deputies themselves this all happened very quickly and as you as we've seen over the past week thousands of people have come out to show their support and love for the family and at this point is there any investigation

lopez quien muriÓ a abatido por la policÍa, la familia exige que el hecho no quede impune, vamos con el reporte. >>> toda la comunidad latina estamos devastada por los hechos. >>> todavÍa no salen del asombro por la forma en que muriÓ andy lÓpez, hoy fcomenzÓ el funeral, llevaban flores y al mismo tiempo peticiones. >>> esperamos que tomen cartas en el asunto. >>> queremos justicia para este niÑo inocente que fue abatido cuelmente. >>> andy muriÓ a disparos por la policÍa de sonoma. >>> yo pienso que las cosas no pueden quedarse asÍ en el olvido. >>> desde que se conociÓ el hecho, la comunidad de santa rosa realizÓ una serie de protestas. >>> justicia sobre todo porque esto fue algo muy feo. >>> edgardo quijano para univisiÓn. >>> existe una red de trÁfico d armas que utiliza la rred red instagram, lo peor de todos es que estas ventas se hacen sin hacer una revisiÓn de antecedentes y sin comprobar si el comprador es un menor de edad. >>> y el mÉdico que tratÓ a michael jackson estÁ listo para recuperar la libertad, su abogada dice que el mÉdico todavÍa no dijo la Ú

the teen andy lopez was armed with a pellet gun. kpix 5's andria borba spoke with a man who says the same deputy pulled a gun on him two months ago. >> reporter: it was august 21 around 8:30 a.m. when 57-year-old jeffrey westbrook of santa rosa was carpooling to work on highway 101 when he was pulled over by sonoma county sheriff's deputy erick gelhaus. >> reporter: i felt something not right with him. >> reporter: jeff pulled over in this black bmw and on a narrow shoulder and steep hillside. jeff says he offered to make more room for gelhaus to stand when a simple traffic stop for failing to use a blinker went sideways. >> s the car started to move he screams turn the car off. i'm still looking at him he pulled his weapon out and now point-blank. >> reporter: jeff says the gun's barrel was a foot from his head. >> i never had a gunpoint at me. >> reporter: he says that's when gelhaus told him to get out of the car and it happened again. >> when he asked me to, you know, if i had weapons he actually went to the gun the second time.

they marched on city hall to this location where deputies shot 13 year old and the andy lopez his parents were at the front of this marked as people are chanting his name. >> we have another crew here who is marching the situation and the gathering at getting in permission from people here finding out how they are filling what they are doing and what not what will have more of this at 11:00 p.m. tonight. >> happening now traffic is still very heavy in traffic in sentences of this big rig was dangling over north down 101 for what our in the evening commute appeared >> as you can see most of the front end hanging over that guard rail on northbound 101 about 40 ft. in the air the accident happened just about 5:00. >> crews were able to stabilize the truck and get it off the lead but debris had already fallen on what now will 1 always have now we open here >> fortunately no one was injured. >> tonight, bart officials are investigating the fire that broke out under a bart train at the orlando station during yesterday's evening commute. >> everyone on board had to be evacuate it. the train is b

andy lopez was shot after deputies say he pointed an ak 47 at them. that weapon turned out to be a replica gun. >> court proceedings begin for one of six teens charged with killing an off-duty76o paramedin the oakland hills. police say the victim was shot during an attempted carjacking. >> today marks one year since superstorm sandy wiped out communities along the east coast. nbc's jay gray will give us a live report coming up in about ten minutes. >> today 100 days until the start of the winter olympics in sochi, russia. olympians are previewing the games with appearances at the today show's studio. and rockefeller plaza, looking for the snow. that includes sarah hughes who won a gold medal for figure skating. and snowboarders hoping for his first olympic medal. >> tourists are posing in front of the count down clock. at this point almost all of the olympic venues have been built from skrax. the only arena that still is unfinished is the olympic stadium where the opening and closing ceremonies will take place. >> russian president vladamir putin is s

andy lopez was killed on tuesday. katie marzullo joins us. the emotions are so high for the sad situation, katie. >> they are. hundreds of petroleum -- petroleum are gathered on the corner, young people. if you look at the faces they are kids, the same age as 13-year-old andy lopez asking for justice and some wearing pictures of him on their t-shirts. this rally initiated at the local schools. there was to be a walkout at 10:00. we did not see a mass walkout from the middle school at 10:00 we talked with a dad who pulled up this to pick up his son and bring him to this rally. >> the thought of it gets me choked up. my son has an assault driver fell and they just shoot cans meaning no harm and they are not hurting nobody or stealing or harming no people. i am here to pick up my child so we can protest. >> there are some parents, adults, who are watching from the perimeter teaching an eye on the kids. this group is expected to get bigger this morning. they are waiting for more people to arrive. the plan is, at noon, they will many from city hal

>> we are learning more about the death of 13-year- old andy lopez. friends and family members are planning a march today to remember the young boy. kron four's will tran is live in santa rosa with more, will? >> reporter: the protests will begin in about four hours it is a five hour protest. it will go through portions of santa rosa and it will end at the sheriff's department to want to make sure that these deputies know that they feel that what happened on tuesday was a crime. this is where it happened. we are learning more about the deputy who shot and killed andy lopez. there is simply no way for the deputies to tell but it was a replica guns. people are outraged they have already have protests. they want to make sure that they feel that this was criminal by the deputy. they want the district attorney to press charges against this officer. to want to do a thorough job and but they are asking for the public's patience. the fbi has also been involved to oversee this. in the meantime, this memorial continues to grow. you can see how big this has grow

. >> 13 year old andy lopez was killed while carrying a bb gun designed to look like an assault rifle, the latest in a series of investigations of his death is now underway. >> reporter: there is probably close to 200 people here in old court house square in downtown santa rosa. this is only one of the locations demonstrators are meeting at. we'll give you a closer look now. the other location is santa rosa junior college from. what we understand, both groups here will combine and march to the sonoma county sheriffs office in a couple hours. as the anger grows, so does the memorial that honors 13 year old andy lopez in the same place he was shot by a deputy. there is a key of candles, photographs and messages to the boy. this is where police say a week ago andy was carrying a toy gun deputies thought was an assault rifle. he did not comply with orders to drop the gun. we spoke with one saying this community is growing more frustrated before it wasn't fair for him and his family. the cops should somehow do something else, not shoot him seven times. it's not fair. >> reporter: sonoma co

they say they spotted andy lopez tuesday afternoon. with a gun that looked like a high-powered rifle. they say when they asked him to lower it. he raised it in their direction. that's when deputies fired. it turns out. the gun was a replica. >> reporter:we have live team coverage. >> catherine: kron 4's charles clifford has reaction from andy's classmates. we begin with kron4's alecia reid. alecia what are the latest developments? >> reporter:the santa rosa police department says the sherriff's deputies involved in yesterday's shooting feared for their lives when old to death. they were about 20 feet away and didn't realize the weapon he had on him was a replica >> he was in fear of his life, the life of his partnerthat's why he responded the way he did. pass spot >> reporter:the deputies were riding in their patrol car when they spotted this rifle in the teen's hand. it looks very similar to an ak- 47. authorities say the men put their sirens on and told him to drop the weaponwhich he didn't. >>he was holding the weapon in his left ha

por tecer día consecutivo estudiantes salieron a las calles de santa rosa a protestar por muerte de andy lopez >> la mayoría de las personas en esta protesta eran estudiantes del condado de sonoma, acompañados por algunos adultos >> 8gritos) >> arriba los jóvenes y queremos justicia, gritaba esta mujer >> desde sus carros muchos conductores apoyaban >> y es que más de 200 jóvenes gritaban "sin justicia, no hay paz" >> yo pienso que deberían de pagar por lo que hicieron, ya no van a tener los demás niños confianza >> tras vociferar el nombre de andy decidieron romer una banda, luego golpearon con sus manos las puertas del edificio >> un niño de 13 años no merece morir asi. van a haber cambios y tienen que haber cambios. necesitan ser entrenados mejor, que sepan como lidiar con la gente >> lo que hicieron ellos no se justifica con nada >> andy lopez murió el martes cuando llevaba un rifle de juguete y unos agentes del alguacil confundieron el arma con una de verdad >> hace tan solo unos minutos llegó información sobre que fbi tomará parte en la investigación de la muerte >>

rest in peace, andy lopez, they wrote. >> it's crazy. i can't believe we started this. >> reporter: harder to believe circumstance that's led to this in the first place. from santa rosa abc7 news. >> you may see gridlock downtown this evening. police and firefighters participating in one of the largest training exercises in the country, and they'rer learning ways to prepare for major emergencies such as terrorist attacks. several groups are hosting a rally now and there is a march to frank ogowa plaza. it's a small crowd right now. very controlled at this moment. abc7 news is on the ground with more. laura? >> reporter: hi, cheryl, you can see the siren behind me is a fire truck. this has been very peaceful here, today. let's show t thu -- you this group this, is what we've seen. a group of demonstrators say they've been listening to speakers now. they're beginning to rally. then, a march to city hall and frank ogowa plaza for another event there. so far no trouble but police say they're prepared if there is. with dozens of police office

today, they took their morning of andy lopez inside a church. carried by friends and family, andy lopez's body was ushered in with spanish hymns. and the heartbreak of an entire community. >> all the songs that were there really gave you a little punch in the heart. >> i have grandchildren. it's terrible. it's terrible. >> inside the church, a standing room only crowd came to pay their respects and find peace with andy's death last week. >> i think that maybe being here in church might consolidate you for a few minutes, but then the nightmare will never go away. >> many at the mass knew the teen. >> they took away one of my friends from his parents and from my life. >> for others, andy's face was a stranger in the crowd. until his death. now, the 13-year-old, a symbol of violence hitting too close to home. >> it's heart wrenching. it's very heart wrenching, having seeing the mother. i cannot fathom what she's going through. >> long after andy was taken back to the funeral home and his family left to mourn in private, the crowd stayed, offering p

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california para pedir justicia por la muerte de andy lÓpez. la familia de una pequeÑa en colorado duermen tranquilos gracias a que ulograron detener el secuestro de una menor en su casa. millones de personas podrÍan perder el seguro mÉdico y otras deberÍan pagar mÁs por el que tienen y univisiÓn regresa a california. la planta de desechos tÓxicos pone en peligro la salud de sus familias. [♪ musica ] >> este es su noticiero univisiÓn edición nocturna, con illia calderÓn y enrique acevedo. >> hola, ¿quÉ tal? muy buenas noches. crecen las marchas en california de activistas y miembros de distintas comunidades que exigen justicia por la muerte de un niÑo hispano al que la policÍa disparÓ cuando tenÍa un

. >> el lugar donde cayo andy lopez es expresión de enojo a autoridades. >> sí le digo que siento, no siento coraje. >> uan serie de proestas pasan después del hecho mortal y esperan que autoridades vayan a la comunidad y la familia lopez. >> tiene que haber un perdon, vamos a quedar más conforme. >> la comunidad de santa rosa está tensa y trabajaran. >> espero pasar el periodo de prueba hay emotividad. >> las demostraciones son seguidas. >> trabajamos para que el publcio este seguro, reforzamos vigilancia y pedimos ayuda de otros departamento de policía, por cierto el departamento dio a conocer el nombre de quien disparo a andy lopez, es erick de 48 años, veterano de 20 años. >> vuelve a todos, nos afecta, dice. >> el siniestro obligo a evacuar a residentes. >> fuerte el humo. >> varias calles estuvieron cerradas y es un grna problema en el área de la bahia. >> informa berris. >> se cayeron arboles y cables de electricidad, caen dentro de la vivienda mientras que un hombre se llevo la sorpresa de su vida cuando un arbol cayo cerca de su espalda. >> así se ve el arbol por fuer

at that funeral mass and here at this growing memorial for 13-year-old andy lopez. there is sandness, anger, and there is also fear. hundreds of tearful mourners watched silently as 13-year-old andy lopez's friends and family place his body back in a hearse. his emotional parents holding on, not wanting to say goodbye after his funeral mass. >> the mother was laying on the coffin. her heart was, you know, full of grief. >> reporter: for many, it was overwhelming, as loved ones remembered a teenage boy who friends say was quick to smile and played the trumpet at school. a 13-year-old boy killed by a sheriff's deputy one week ago. the deputy thought his replica toy rifle was a real ak-47. >> this is a big loss. >> reporter: pedro says the death has shaken the community in santa rosa. >> i have three kids, too. and i don't want that to happen with my kids. >> reporter: holding her 3-year-old daughter, kayla says she is heart broken. >> he was only 13, and now his parents have to offer. >> reporter: they say they came to the service to pay their respects, and also to de

lópez, llegaron exigiendo que se resuelva la muerte de lópez de 13 años. >> siento alivio porque tenemos mucho apoyo, por eso siento alivio en mi corazón >> la madre el padre dijeron percibir el apoyo de la comunidad >> es el fin que queremos lamzar la voz, luchar por la justicia de mi hijo asesinado cruelmente y que no le pase a otros >> muchos decían sentirse triste por lo ocurrido. >> como los policías trataron al muchacho, era mejor hablarle, no darle los balazos por la espalda, solamente tenía 13 años. >> momentos antes un grupo de personas rezaban la policía de santa rosa indico que se encontraron 7 heridas de bala en el cuerpo del adolescente, 2 de ellas le quitaron la vida la marcha culmino donde andy lópez perdió la vida. >> la autopista 101 volvió a abrir de la carretera 280 en san francisco, el incidente ocurrió cuando el conductor perdió el control del vehículo >> encuentran a una mujer, en calle martin luther king, no ay indicios para creer que alguien mato a la mujer >> allan wilson lo capturaron a las 2 de la taarde después de darse a la fuga. poseia drogas di

the funeral for andy lopez got underway just about an hour ago. our andrea borba is right outside. andrea. >> reporter: services started just a few minutes ago. you can actually hear the choir singing from where i am standing. andy's coffin was carried in by what looked to be school he aged friends and family from the hurst inside resurrection church here in santa rosa. as he was carried in, you could hear sorrowful hims being sung in spanish. the church absolutely packed. standing room only there as this community is still in mourning. >> i felt really sad, especially for the family, even for my father. i know it was his friend. it really hurts. >> reporter: now, the funeral for andy lopez, of course, is not happening right now as we speak, but the burial stand still very much in the air at this point. no set burial date or time has been set yet. we saw andy's parents and brothers and sisters walk in not long after andy's body went inside resurrection church here in santa rosa. they all had on t-shirts with his face on it. live in santa rosa, andrea borba kpix 5. >> andrea, thank

. >> hundreds of people take to the street demanding justice. 13-year-old andy lopez was carrying a toy gun when he was shot and killed by deputies earlier this week. >> we can't pretend anyone does. >> crossing the golden gate bridge may cost more. board members meet today. >> shaken all of us a little bit. >> a ride at the north carolina state fair ended in the hospital for five people. the accident involving a ride called the vortex, apparently started up again as riders were getting off. from across the bay, to around the world, the stories that matter on kpix five news this morning. >>> hi, everyone. good morning. friday has arrived. october25th. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. time is 6:00. developing this morning, more fallout from the fatal limo fire on the san mateo bridge. family members of the victims are filing a wrongful death suit against six different companies. >> reporter: i'm cate cauguiran live in santa rosa. the family of a 13-year-old boy shot and killed by deputies may be taking serious legal action. autopsy results show he was shot seven times, two of

that's the gun andy lopez was carrying and the real ak-47 is below. the outrage over the teen's death sparked a bigger conversation now. a new push to make sure toy guns look like toys. cate caugiran reports. >> reporter: this community is heartbroken. the place where andy lopez was shot has turned into a sounding board for anger and sadness and as the santa rosa police investigation continues to search for answers, one california lawmaker is looking for change. >> we're talking about children's lives, lives that have been cut down short unfortunately sadly by law enforcement because law enforcement did not have the ability within a split nanosecond to discriminate between the real thing and a fake gun. >> reporter: california state senator kevin de leon is considering reintroducing a bill requiring all toy guns and bb guns to be translucent or brightly colored. federal law requires imitation guns to have an orange tip on the barrel. >> i imagine the people who make these toy guns say the point is for them to look real and no one wants a gun that's pi

in this spot and the memorial marks the spot where the deputy shot and killed 13-year-old andy lopez. typically the police do not released information about an officer involved shooting like this one. but there are serious concerns that tempers might boil over so police are trying to be as transparent as possible. >> tonight's demonstration swelled to 1500 people in santa rosa's courthouse square. >> this hurts me. it is something painful for me and for everybody. demonstrators areville -- are villa fying them after new details were released the way he shot and killed andy lopez. >> we believe the time period between the time the deputy hold his dispatcher what his observations were and the ti ads were fired was 10 seconds. >> and i cannot understand how this happened in such a short, short time, 10 seconds and the boy is murdered. >> they spotted lopez carrying this rifle that looks like an ak47. >> he yelled at the subject two teams to drop the weapon. the subject did not do that. he turned to face the deputies. >> that's when the mizell of andy's gun was pointed at him and he fired

. >> ahora información porque personas en santa rosa se unen por la muerte de andy lópez, a manos de policía por pensar que tenía un ak47 pero era una arma de juguete . >> son 200 personas que participan en esta 8va marcha en santa rosa estamos en avenida west y sebastopol de la ciudad donde se dirigen a la plaza conocida como old care en santa rosa se reunieron a las

hundreds of students marching over the death of andy lopez. deputies say he was carrying an air soft rifle that looked like an ak 47 and he didn't put it down after he was asked to drop the weapon. some people say he still shouldn't have been killed. >> that crowd of students stormed up to the front of the sheriff department office and pounded on the glass doors. those doors were locked. >> young students together, arm in arm. we need justice. we need justice. >> an armed with a message to deputies. >> he wasn't going to harm you guys. >> it's one opinion in a city filled with many. >> residents say the deputy was trained and acted based on his training when he killed andy lopez. lopez had a replica rifle that resembled an ak-47. >> i would shoot. >> i don't know if he came swinging around with

the vigil for 13-year-old andy lopez and hundreds of people asking for answers. there is a timeline of the confrontation between deputies and the teen. they created an incident report. 4 seconds later they called for emergency assistance. 6 seconds later they shots fired. >> many people say the shooting was unjustified even though the boy had a replica ak47. hundreds of people made their way in the cold night air to remember andy lopez and express their frustration. >> he was a little kid. they are supposed to be taking us. it is a tragedy. . >> i live in this community. i am here like many people because we are outraged. >> we all grew up here and play together. >> reporter: the crowd lined the street to show their distrust, shock, and disbelief. >> i have 4 kids. if something happened like that, oh, my gosh. >> there was no reason for him to be killed. why was he killed? why was he shot to death? why? >> it shouldn't be happening especially to a kid with a toy gun. they sell them at the stores. have more control of that. >> reporter: they will march from city h

cheques a nombre de andy lopez memoria fund >> el alguacil que disparó a andy lopez es un veterano de 24 años de servicio, además instructor de armas. ha entrenado a sus colegas en el uso debido de la fuerza y escribe en una publicación "swat" >> policía de campbell dio a conocer video de vigilancia que muestra a 4 sospechoso de participar en tiroteo. los sospechosos tiraron balazos >> por segundo día consecutivo se pospone comparecencia de una mujer sospechosa de atropellar a una pareja. embisió a las victimas al conducir aparentemente ebria >> departamento de justicia emitió demanda por discriminación contra propietario de departamentos. demanda alega que prohiben a niños jugar al aire libre >> mujer trans género alega haber sido humillada y discriminada en gimnasio >> tiene 24 años, dice que nació en el cuerpo equivocado >> tengo 2 cirugías: cambio de sexo y senos >> tiene los documentos que demuestran que se ha hecho las operaciones pero alega haber sido discriminadas >> me dijo que no podía entrar al vestidor de mujeres >> afirma que fue en este gimnasio donde sus d

according to a facebook post on the justice for andy lopez facebook page, two groups of marchers will gather around noon, one at the old court house square and another at santa rosa's union college. both will march to the sheriff's deputy. a deputy shot lopez because the deputy thought boy pointed an ak-47 at him. the weapon turned out to be a replica ak-47. the funeral is 5:00 tonight. >> breaking news we brought you yesterday's show, this morning a south bay woman behind bars facing vehicular manslaughter for allegedly killing her friend. monica johnson of campbell was drunk driving when she hit and killed cassandra buck. it happened on weibel way. she backed into buck and pinned her against the garage door. police believe the women were in the car before the crash. they also found beer cans. >> the suspected drunk driver who ship a couple is expected in court. marjorie was supposed to appear but was a no show because of health issues. prosecutors say she ran down the couple as they walked their dog. reitzell's brother tells us he has no idea what happened. he says that reitzel is b

doing it on the same spot 13- year-old andy lopez lost his life. >> we want law enforcement to know that we want a transparency and answers. >> reporter: authorities released more information on andy's death after his autopsy. they say two deputies shot the boy seven times, one bullet to the chest and one to the hip, considered fatal. >> we created this problem. we can fix it. and a lot of it has, i think to come from the community. >> reporter: our cameras also captured a high powered lawyer leaving the lopez home, the same firm that won a $24 million settlement against the lapd for shooting and terrorizing a teenage boy carrying a toy gun. the attorney would not say what was discussed. >> paranoid fantasy on part of the sheriff's department and they're scared to death of gangs in the community. we don't see that many gangs. >> reporter: but this crowd has plenty to say about law enforcement becoming more dangerous than the criminals they're trying to catch. a thought shared by several hundred people on the site they now consider sacred ground. >>> now in north carolina, a gunman has ju

. >> nos informÓ bianca marroquÍn grolob, la investigaciÓn de andy lÓpez que murio baleado el martes, diÓ un giro inesperado, iniciaran una investigaciÓn independiente. >> flavio . >> buenas noches hasta ahora se sabia que la policÍa de santa rosa estarian realizando investigaciones sobre el caso de andy lÓpez, pero una persona del fbi dijo que haran una investigaciÓn . >> se esta convirtiendo en un hjardin dÓnde predominan a las personas . >> es la hora de nuestra pmuerte. >> se levantaron restos del estudiante . >> (cantan) . >> también se levantaron cantos en esta tercera vigilia como cada noche estuvieron los padres de andy . >> la madre cubria su rostro con una fotografÍa de su hija . >> dÍa con dia va creciendo el nÚmero de personas que llegan apoyar a la familia . >> es una cosa brutal , comoes posible que dos policÍa no sepan distinguir unas armas? . >> una muerte que de forma directa afecta a muchos . >> he tenido varios dÍas de insomnio a pesar de que no l oconocia . >> el fbi anuncio que iniciara una investigaciÓn independiente . >> estudiantes llegaron al algu

. >>> happening today, we could see the largest protest yet in the killing of 13-year-old andy lopez in santa rosa. we're also learning more about the sheriff's deputy who shot lopez last week. he's identified as 48-year-old eric g gelhaus. he has been with the vf's department for more than 20 years. the sheriff says his deputy feels terrible about what happened. >> this is a horrible tragedy for all involved. >> deputy gelhaus is a veteran of the iraq war and a has been a contributor to several gun web sites and police magazines. >>> marjorie is due in court today to be arraigned for the deaths of two people at menlo park last week. the 54-year-old redwood city woman couldn't make it to court yesterday because she was in the medical ward at san mateo county jail. >> rietzell is charged with killing kamal and as they walked their dog along the street thursday night. leaving behind, now, three teenage children. reitzell is on probation from drunk-driving conviction from last fall. >>> 15 san francisco firefighters have been awarded $3.7 million in an age discrimination case. the firef

flowers, candles and cards continue to mount at this memorial for 13-year-old andy lopez. investigators say the boy didn't comply tuesday when ordered to throw down the air soft gun. a toy of an ak-47. he was killed here in a hail of bullets from the gun of an experienced sheriff. >> middle-aged man, 24 years experience as a cop. and this is what we get. it's just outagous. >> we used to play air soft guns right here when we were little kids you know when we were young. >> the kid who got killed. he's going to miss christmas and halloween. >> reporter: the deputy fired eight times in ten seconds and seven bullets hit lopez. the number of shots fired is not unusual according to craig guise who trains police officers for high stress situations. >> an average officer without stress will probably shoot two to three rounds without any stress at all. you can double that under stress. >> reporter: the shooting prompted a fire storm of protests. on friday demonstrators marched to the sheriff's office. [ people chanting ] newly poured concrete was used to write remembrances for the

ryan takeo with the warning given to 13-year-old andy lopez moments before the shooting. ryan. >> reporter: allen, good evening. these protestors behind me are here yet again to protest what happened just a couple of weeks ago. now, investigators, they released some new information today. it's raising a big question, did the deputy involved identify himself as law enforcement before shooting? it's not clear if deputy eric gelhaus identified himself as a law enforcement officer before he shot and killed 14-year-old andy lopez. an investigator told the "chronicle" the deputy couldn't remember if he told the teen he was a deputy. he said he felt lopez threatened his life after the deputy told him to drop it. the airsoft rifle looks like the real thing. the report also said a witness warned lopez cops were in the airplane and to put the replica gun away. >> it's a tragedy. the death could have been prevented. >> reporter: as a response to the shooting, california state senator kevin de leon wants to reintroduce legislation. >> these guns are being manufactured, these toy guns

it's going on as people visit the memorial now for andy lopez in the place he was shot. the question how could a sheriff shoot a 13-year-old boy? even if he was carrying a look alike >> reporter: when police displayed a real ka 47 next to the look alike andy lopez carried even pefrments had trouble telling them apart. the reason? andy's gun was missing a tell tale or yank tip that the -- at the boy's memorial, a friend explained why it's missing >> because it fell and broke >> reporter: if a person is more than 18 it's easy to buy an ak 47 rep ply kachlt here are photos in a big five store for $200. these guns shoot plastic pellets not bullets. >> used for a toy. it's a gray area >> reporter: ryan sells many of the guns which indicators to paint ball sports. the guns look real and weigh like the real things, too. only orange tips give them away. but kids like to remove them >> reporter: can you tell the difference from a distance? >> probably not >> reporter: that is the story the police officer told investigators he feared for his life and those of neighbors >> i think

. >> la comunidad de santa rosa se volco ante la familia de andy lópez, todavía recordaba su padre que le dijo que se portara bien, la policía del condado de sonoma le había disparado. >> solamente por una pistola de juguete. >> andy también traia otra pistola de juguete y al menos el rifle no era de el. >> el rifle el grande no era de el. >> hasta ahora la policía no ha dado más información y antes de dispararle, agentes le ordenaron varias vecs que lo soltara. >> amaba este país como loco y fue una injusticia. >> en el lugar de los hechos, amigos familiares llenaron de flores y globos. >> el no se pudo hacer, andaba y se movioa, además dijeron que ya entrevistaron a los oficiales involucrados, leon flipe gonzález, noticias univisión 14. >> y precisamente esta noche se realizo una vigilia en memoria de andy lópez que murió en medios poco claros y un testigo nos cuenta lo que sucedió. >> rápidamente avento el vehículo sobre la acera y después en dos segundos le dispara al muchacho. >> las autoridades entrevistaron a los oficiales involucrados y se limitaron a decir que

investigators say andy lopez pointed a toy gun at gelhaus and another deputy. the sheriff says gelhaus has been with the department for 20 years and feels terrible. >> it's a horrible tragedy for all involved. >> but here at the neighborhood memorial where more than a hundred mourners have gathered for the sixth night in a row, there is no evidence of any sympathy for the deputy in this matter. >> what do you feel toward that deputy? >> i'm mad. it sucks to lose one of my friends. >> deputy gelhaus has been a prolific contributor to several gun web sites and police magazines. a veteran of the war in iraq, gelhaus was commissioned to write an article for swat magazine in 2008 to talk about how to survive an ambush. describe tg mind set you mean to have he said, quote, today is the day you may need to kill someone in order to go home, and he went onto talk about the nano second you might need to react while simultaneously thinking about your children and spouse. >> andy lopez is the first person to ever die in an officer-involved shooting in sonoma county >>> thi