Constable accidentally kills 12-year-old girl during eviction
PENN TOWNSHIP , Pa., Jan. 13 (UPI) -- A law enforcement officer fatally shot a 12-year-old girl as he served an eviction order in Penn Township, Pa., authorities said.
Police said the girl, identified by relatives as Ciara Meyer, was standing behind her father, Donald Meyer, 57, as Constable Clarke Steele arrived Monday morning in their apartment to evict them. Meyer allegedly pointed a rifle at Steele's chest and Steele responded by shooting Meyer with his handgun.
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The .40-caliber bullet traveled through Meyer's arm and struck his daughter, killing her. She was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Meyer was hospitalized and charged with aggravated and simple assault, terroristic threats and reckless endangerment. Police later said his rifle had one round in its chamber and carried a magazine of 30 rounds.
Relatives of the Meyer family said the girl has home from school Monday because of illness. Court documents indicated the eviction notice said the Meyers owed $1,780 in back rent and other costs.
A 12-year-old girl was shot and killed by a central Pennsylvania constable who was serving an eviction notice Monday in Duncannon.
According to the Associated Press, the constable fired at an armed tenant, but the bullet passed through the man's arm and fatally struck his daughter.
State police say the man first pointed a loaded, .223-caliber rifle at Clarke Steele, a uniformed constable, Monday at the Pfautz Apartments in Penn Township, Perry County, about 10 miles northwest of Harrisburg, the York Daily Record reported.
Police said the constable, who was enforcing a district judge's eviction order, then drew his .40-caliber weapon and fired once. The bullet went through the suspect's arm and killed the girl, who was standing behind her father.
The girl was pronounced dead at the scene, AP reported.
State police told the Associated Press the suspect's rifle was found "with a loaded chamber and a magazine containing 30 rounds."
The man being evicted, Donald Meyer, 57, was flown to Hershey Medical Center for treatment, AP reported. He has been charged with aggravated and simple assault, terroristic threats, and recklessly endangering another person.
A phone listed in his name wasn't working Tuesday and court documents don't list an attorney who could respond to the accusations, AP said.
In Pennsylvania, constables are elected officials with limited law enforcement powers. They serve warrants, transport prisoners and perform other duties for Pennsylvania's district courts, the lowest level of the judiciary.
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