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March 12, 2024

Police in California Fatally Shoot 15-Year-Old Black Teenager with Autism
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In California, a 15-year-old Black teenager with autism was shot dead
Saturday at his home by a sheriff's deputy. The teenager, Ryan Gainer,
was reportedly holding a gardening tool when he was fatally shot by a
deputy from San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. Officers had
come to his home after receiving reports of a domestic incident.
Attorney De Witt Lacy said, "There are great questions as to whether it
was appropriate to use deadly force against a 15-year-old autistic kid
who was having an episode. We need to see the video and the moment of
the shooting … but it doesn't seem like anyone was in imminent danger of
death or great bodily injury."


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