3 Pa. Police Officers Charged in Shooting Death of 8-Year-Old Girl
District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer released new details a few weeks after the shooting that saidThe girl's family continued for months to press local authorities for answers.
The officers charged are Brian James Devaney, 41, Sean Patrick Dolan, 25, and Devon E. Smith, 34. They were taken into custody on $500,000 bail. It is unclear if they have posted bail or remain in custody as of Tuesday afternoon. They were charged after a grand jury found cause to charge them each with voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter and 10 counts of reckless endangerment. A message was left for their attorney.
Bruce Castor, the attorney representing Fanta Bility’s family, as well as the attorney for another victim of the shootout said they were happy with the new charges against the officers. Attorney Michael Schafle, who represents Alona Ellison-Acosta, another victim of the police gunfire, said Ellison-Acosta is"grateful for the care and professionalism demonstrated by the District Attorney’s Office."“The behavior of Sharon Hill and its leadership is less than desirable,” Castor said a month after the shooting, adding that he is “surprised” that leaders “have not been more forthcoming and have not been more sympathetic in their public pronouncements.
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