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    Their daughter killed herself with a deputy's gun. They're still looking for answers

    LOS ANGELES -- When he got home from work early on a Sunday afternoon in March, Alex Gutierrez called for his youngest daughter and smiled as she popped out of her room to greet him. She was usually buoyant and effusive, but this time she really hammed it up, hugging and kissing the case of Propel Fitness Water he'd brought home from the store. That it was her favorite seemed only fitting for ...
    by Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times May 09, 2024 6 minutes
    Department officials have said little publicly, but a few weeks after 17- year-old Johanna Gonzalez's death, they sent an email reminder to all deputies, instructing them not to use unapproved holsters or weapons.

    LOS ANGELES -- When he got home from work early on a Sunday afternoon in March, Alex Gutierrez called for his youngest daughter and smiled as she popped out of her room to greet him.

    She was usually buoyant and effusive, but this time she really hammed it up, hugging and kissing the case of Propel Fitness Water he'd brought home from the store. That it was her favorite seemed only fitting for a girl always in motion.

    The 67-year-old La Puente man laughed at his teen's performance, then headed inside to take a nap.

    In the past, 17-year-old Johanna Gonzalez had struggled with mental health problems, hearing voices and flying into uncontrollable fits and outbursts. But today seemed to be a good day.

    Then, around 7 p.m. Gutierrez woke up to the sounds of angry voices. Johanna screamed at her mother, then flew out of the house. The winter sky was already dark, but the teen stormed to the nearest sheriff's station about a mile away.

    She banged

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