The trio of officers were acting reasonably when they fatally shot David Arnulfo Lopez, 27, following reports of domestic violence in the Vista Terraces Mobile Home Park on Oct. 21, 2006, the jury found.

Many jurors lingered after being dismissed Thursday to thank the deputies for their service, including one woman who said she hoped those deputies would respond if she ever called 911, said Deputy County Counsel David Axtmann, who represented the deputies.

The shooting was one of several over the span of a few years that raised the community’s concerns over the Sheriff’s Department’s use of force against Latino men.

Especially troubling to some was the revelation that most of the 12 bullets that struck Lopez hit him in the back, while one hit him in the side, according to court records. The family’s attorneys argued that was an indication he was fleeing, not fighting, when shot.

“This was always a difficult case because of the facts,” said Victor Torres, attorney for Lopez’s 10-year-old daughter and spokesman for El Grupo, a Latino rights organization.