investigators they didn t realize he was so young. they didn t realize until later, the accident was over the particular age of the subject. what they focused on was the very real-looking replica assault rifle that the subject was carrying. reporter: complicating matters, the replica called an air soft rifle, did not have an orange cap on the end of the barrel required by law to be put on toys. but protesters say this is the case of an overzealous deputy. we want this eric gillhouse jailed and charged with murder. we re going to keep marching and keep walking out of school until this happens. reporter: we are at the sonoma county sheriff s office where this march ended. at one point you had hundreds if not thousands of people. in behind me you can see barricade and deputies in full riot gear just to make sure nothing got out of control. fortunately everything was peaceful. erin, there are mow protests planned for later in the week. back to you. thanks to you, dan simon. sti
hispanic youth. we re here to say a badge is not a license to kill. we have no confidence in the police or politicians. reporter: investigators from another police department are still reviewing the case. but thus far, seem to be defending the deputy. 24-year veteran eric saying that towed quickly react based on what he saw at the time. narrator: that the weapon appeared real. that the subject appeared to be turning toward them. and the barrel of the weapon appeared to be rising in their general direction. reporter: the fbi is also investigating whether lopez civil rights were violated and even though he was just 13, they told investigators, they didn t realize he was so young. ? they didn t realize until after the incident was over the particular age of the subject. what they focused on was the very real looking replica assault rifle that the subject was carrying. reporter: complicating matters, the rifle did not have
way a target of the shooting and it s my understanding that he was trying to help mr. landsberry when he was shot. police say the parents of the shooter could be charged because the gun that he used came from their home. arraignment day for two young florida girls charged with bullying a 12-year-old so relentlessly she committed suicide. 14-year-old guadalupe shaw and kaitlin roman facing aggravated stalking charges for sedgwick who leaped to her death from a cement factory tower in september. police officers in santa rosa, california, thought the replica assault rifle was real and fatally shot the teenage boy who was carrying it. officers feared they would be shot when they spotted andy lopez that turned out to be a