Replica gun found where California officer shot teen driver

Southern California authorities say a replica of a handgun was found at the scene where a police officer fatally shot a 17-year-old girl after an encounter as both were driving on a freeway last week.

The Orange County District Attorney's Office says the replica was identical to a Beretta 92 FS handgun.

The district attorney's press release doesn’t indicate why the officer fired but describes the general situation.

The release does show an on-duty Fullerton police officer was driving his K-9 dog to a veterinarian in his police SUV when he saw the teen driving at a high rate of speed.

At some point the two vehicles made contact and then the shooting occurred.

The girl's family is demanding the state attorney general conduct a civil rights investigation.