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Family of 15-year-old with autism fatally shot by deputies files claim against San Bernardino County

Rebecca Gainer, sister of slain 15- year-old Ryan Gainer, comforts her wheelchair-bound mother Sharon Hayward, during a news conference announcing a lawsuit against the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department on Thursday, March 21, 2024 in Apple Valley, California.

LOS ANGELES — The family of Ryan Gainer, a 15-year-old boy with autism who was shot and killed by San Bernardino County sheriff‘s deputies outside his Apple Valley home this month, has filed a wrongful death claim against the county, attorneys announced during a news conference on Thursday.

The claim, which signals that the family plans to sue the county, says legal action could focus on

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