Hope this guy pulls the Buck Co officer defense!

[Steve in PA]

Remember the Bucks Co officer who shot the guy, but thought he was using his taser? No charges because he did not “intend” to shoot the guy. Well, I’ll sure this father did not intend to shoot his daughter either. But, you know he will be charged!



Subject: 13-year-old female wounded in shooting incident

For Immediate Release

On May 26, 2019, Hazleton Police responded to the 500 block of Walter Street on a 13-year-old female wounded by a gunshot.

Police officers arrived and found a 13-year-old female who was struck by a stray bullet from her father’s weapon.

The father, a 35-year-old male Hispanic is licensed to have the weapon and is a security guard.

Preliminarily, the individual provided information to Detective Brett Green stating he accidentally fired a round from his handgun while in his bedroom, which went through a piece of furniture and a wall into a bathroom striking his 13-year-old female daughter.

It appears that based on the buffer of the furniture and wall the 13-year-old female was struck but not wounded fatally.

The investigation is ongoing and Detective Brett Green will work with the Luzerne County district attorneys office in determining if the male was negligent in his actions.

If it is determined that there was negligence or reckless behavior, charges will be filed accordingly.

The investigation is ongoing.