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Pennsylvania police fatally shoot 12-year-old at her home
The Guardian ^ | 01/12/2016 | Ciara McCarthy

Posted on 01/14/2016 5:08:05 AM PST by ScottWalkerForPresident2016

A police constable in Pennsylvania killed a 12-year-old girl when he fired a shot at the girl‘s father that passed through the man‘s arm and hit her, officials said on Tuesday.

Ciara Meyer was pronounced dead at her home on Monday morning after Constable Clarke Steele attempted to "enforce an eviction order" on her family in Duncannon, north of Harrisburg, according to officials.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: duncannon; pennsylvania; police
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016

The headline is a lie, as usual. Try this:
“Man aims gun at police, police shoot at man, accidentally kill his daughter.” But that’s too long, and isn’t sensational enough to get people to read the article.


21 posted on 01/14/2016 6:01:07 AM PST by I want the USA back (The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it. Orwell.)
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016

Acted according to policies and procedures. No harm no foul. Case dismissed. (/sarc)


22 posted on 01/14/2016 6:01:59 AM PST by SkyDancer ("Nobody Said I Was Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016

My question is, why is the father still alive? Assuming the story is true, this guy pointed a firearm at a law enforcement officer causing that officer to fear for his life and respond with deadly force. Why did the officer only fire one shot? I thought training/doctrine is to fire center mass until the threat is removed? Maybe that first shot center mass was well off target, hit the arm and the guy dropped the weapon in shock? Tragic situation how ever it played out.


23 posted on 01/14/2016 6:21:03 AM PST by ThunderSleeps (Stop obarma now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
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To: Ken522

Reading is good. Did you even read the article?


24 posted on 01/14/2016 6:23:27 AM PST by nclaurel
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To: nclaurel

Well, so much for the “why don’t they aim to wound?” theory......


25 posted on 01/14/2016 6:34:23 AM PST by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: Ken522

The girl’s father killed her as surely as though he put a gun to her head and pulled the trigger. The cop was acting in self defense.


26 posted on 01/14/2016 6:53:35 AM PST by Lion Den Dan
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To: ThunderSleeps

One shot by the constable, shatter armed father’s arm and passed through striking and killing the daughter. This was 5 miles from my abode. Tragic story but a case of what not to do with a firearm in the face of law enforcement.

This was the final step in the eviction process. The constable visited the deadbeat on several occasions throughout the eviction process. This final court ordered removal step was scheduled and no surprise to the deadbeat renter. FWIW not this guys first time being evicted for non-payment.

When you plan on acting stupid at least keep the kids out of harms way.


27 posted on 01/14/2016 6:56:49 AM PST by WinMod70
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016
While technically accurate, this headline is about the worst yellow journalism you're likely to see.

Something like "Police officer forced to defend himself from armed threat shoots perp who was endangering his child by his unlawful actions. Bullet passed through perp and killed child. Perp will be prosecuted for murder." would be accurate.

28 posted on 01/14/2016 7:17:18 AM PST by Feckless (The US Gubbmint / This Tagline CENSORED by FR \ IrOnic, ain't it?)
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To: ScottWalkerForPresident2016

The father should be tried for felony murder.


29 posted on 01/14/2016 7:18:56 AM PST by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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