Deputy Identified in Shooting of Teen with Fake AK-47

Contributed to gun magazines; had previously shot self in the leg

The Sonoma County sheriff's deputy who gunned down a 13-year-old California boy over a toy gun has been identified.

The Sheriff's office confirmed Sunday to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat that Deputy Erick Gelhaus, 48, fired the shots.

Gelhaus, a 24-year veteran of the office, is also an Iraq War veteran, firearms instructor and contributing writer to gun publications.