The teen's family members believe deputies could have found a way to handle the situation without shooting him.
Rob McMillanFamily members of an Apple Valley teen with autism have filed a claim against San Bernardino County after he was fatally shot by sheriff's deputies.Family members of an Apple Valley teen with autism have filed a claim against San Bernardino County, nearly two weeks after the 15-year-old was shot and killed by sheriff's deputies.
" Ryan was a drug exposure, and had alcohol fetal syndrome," said Norman Gainer. "Kids teased him because he was wearing pullups because he had Crohn's disease. When deputies arrived and began entering the home, body camera video provided by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department shows Gainer charging at deputies holding a gardening tool known as a hula hoe, as well as a frying pan.
"We have to remember that law enforcement officers are not required to be hit over the head with something ," said San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus at a news conference last week, defending the decision to use lethal force. "In this case since January we'd been to this residence in Apple Valley five times," Dicus said. "Out of those five times, the juvenile was taken to a mental health facility both by ambulance and by law enforcement. And there was no force that had to be used at any of these incidents."
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