Daily News | Three former Sharon Hill officers accused of killing Fanta Bility will face trial in her death
who opened fire at an Academy Park High School football game in August, killing an 8-year-old girlThe officers’ attorneys, during the crowded hearing in Media, argued that the charges lobbed against the former officers were “disgusting” and improper, and were the result of political pressure.
Fanta Bility died after being struck in the back while walking with her mother and older sister after the football game. The officers, monitoring the crowd, heard gunfire exchanged between two teens nearby and fired 25 times at a vehicle that police said they mistakenly believed was involved in that shooting.after a two-month investigation by a Delaware County grand jury.Prosecutors argued Thursday that the three former officers acted negligently when they fired at a moving vehicle.
It is unclear which officer fired the bullet that killed Fanta — the projectile was too badly damaged to trace it to a specific gun but investigators could tell it was fired from a police-issued handgun, according to testimony Thursday from Delaware County Det. Timothy Deery. The shooting was not recorded by the body cameras worn by Dolan or Smith; Devaney was not wearing his.
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