Daily News | Delaware County judge denies motion to toss manslaughter charges against police officers who killed Fanta Bility
A Delaware County judge rejected a bid to throw out manslaughter charges brought against three former Sharon Hill police officers facing trial in theProsecutors had opposed this for months, saying that the former officers — Brian Devaney, Patrick Dolan, and Devon Smith — knew the risks of firing toward a crowd after the high school football game last year and were directly responsible for the girl‘s killing.
Defense lawyers for the three ex-cops said the former officers were not to blame and were being unfairly targeted “because of their profession” amid pressure from activist groups.Fanta was killed while walking with her mother and older sister after an August 2021 game at Academy Park High School in Sharon Hill. The three officers, there to watch the departing crowd, heard gunfire exchanged between two teens and fired 25 times at a Chevrolet Impala that happened to be driving nearby.
The three men each face a felony charge of voluntary manslaughter, a lessor manslaughter count of involuntary manslaughter, and 10 misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment. In Delaware County, prosecutors have acknowledged that the officers had no intent to kill Fanta, but said they were reckless to fire at the car when spectators were exiting behind the vehicle,
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