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On October 22, 2013, 13-year-old Andrew "Andy" Lopez was fatally shot by Sonoma County sheriff's deputy Erick Gelhaus in Santa Rosa, California. The incident occurred in the Moorland Avenue neighborhood, where Lopez was walking through a vacant lot carrying an airsoft gun designed to resemble an AK-47 assault rifle. The orange tip of the airsoft gun, which would have indicated it was a toy, had been broken off, making it appear more realistic. Gelhaus, who was patrolling the area with another de ...Read More
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Andrew Andy Lopez
Male
Hispanic / Latino
Santa-rosa
CA
2013-10-22
13
Andrew
Andy Lopez
11/09/2025
Forum Posts (3)
Hi everyone,
I've been thinking a lot about the impact Andy Lopez's case had on some of the young... ...Read More
08/05/2024
I've been thinking a lot about the impact Andy Lopez's case had on some of the young... ...Read More
08/05/2024
Has anyone else been following the case of Andy Lopez and thought about the impact that trauma has o... ...Read More
07/10/2023
07/10/2023
I’ve been thinking about Andy Lopez's tragic case and how it highlights the dangers of replica fir... ...Read More
05/07/2023
05/07/2023
