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Calif. teenager who had replica gun
• SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation is conducting an independent investigation of the fatal shooting of a popular 13-year-old boy by a sheriff's deputy in Northern California.
• Sheriff Steve Freitas said in a statement Friday afternoon that he will cooperate fully with federal investigators and welcomes their participation in the probe of Andy Lopez's killing on Tuesday afternoon. The shooting has generated numerous protests and marches in the suburban town of Santa Rosa, with many residents questioning the deputy's decision to fire on the youth.
• Freitas also expressed sympathy to the Lopez family and thanked the Santa Rosa community for keeping protests peaceful.
• Police say Lopez was carrying a pellet gun that looked like an AK-47 assault rifle.
• A timeline released Thursday by the Santa Rosa police shows that only 10 seconds passed from the moment that the sheriff's deputy and his partner called dispatch to report a suspicious person to the moment they called back to say shots had been fired.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
• Today is Saturday, Oct. 26, the 299th day of 2013. There are 66 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On Oct. 26, 1861, the legendary Pony Express officially ceased operations, giving way to the transcontinental telegraph. (The last run of the Pony Express was completed the following month.)
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• On this date:
• In 1774, the First Continental Congress adjourned in Philadelphia.
• In 1825, the Erie Canal opened in upstate New York, connecting Lake Erie and the Hudson River.
• In 1881, the "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" took place in Tombstone, Ariz.
• In 1911, "The Queen of Gospel," singer and civil rights activist Mahalia Jackson, (Continued on page 36)
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