California cops kill boy, Andy Lopez, 13, who had fake gun Police have killed a 13-year-old boy who had a fake gun, not pictured, on him. CALIFORNIA sheriff's officials and family members say deputies shot and killed a 13-year-old boy who was carrying a replica assault weapon. Two Sonoma County deputies saw the boy walking with the replica weapon at about 3pm local time on Tuesday in Santa Rosa. Lt. Dennis O'Leary says they repeatedly ordered him to drop what appeared to be a rifle before firing several rounds. The boy fell to the ground. Deputies handcuffed him and began administering first aid, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Lt. O'Leary says deputies also found a plastic handgun in his waistband. The boy's father, Rodrigo Lopez, told the Press Democrat of Santa Rosa the victim was his 13-year-old son, Andy. "I told him what I tell him every day," he said in Spanish. Behave yourself. The boy's mother, Sujey Annel Cruz Cazarez, was grief-stricken. Why did they kill him? Why?" she said. The deputies have not been identified but both had been placed on administrative leave..