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And now, Preston and Steve's news update with Kathy Romano.

Today is Wednesday, January 19th. Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning in the news this morning. Delaware County's district attorney announced

charges Tuesday against three Sharon Hill police officers in connection with the death of an eight-year-old girl and the wounding of three others after a football game on August 27th, 2021.

Officers, Devin Smith, Sean Dolan, and

Brian Devaney are each charged with a total of 12 criminal counts of manslaughter and reckless

endangerment. The men were released on $500,000 unsecured bail and a preliminary hearing is

scheduled for January 27th. The shooting happened on the night of August 27th at the Academy Park High School in Sharon Hill.

The gunfire included two shots in the direction of the three officers who were monitoring the crowd, exiting the school stadium after that night's football game.

Police officers then allegedly discharged their weapons in the direction of the Academy Park football field.

In all, four people were shot. Among them was

eight-year-old Fanta, who was fatally wounded. On September 2nd, officials announced that there

was a high probability that the gunfire from the officers struck the four victims, including

Fanta. In a news release, the district attorney said, we now have concluded beyond a reasonable

doubt that it was in fact shots from the

officers that struck and killed Fanta and injured three others. Officials said the initial shots on

Coat Street began with a verbal altercation at the football game. A 16-year-old is charged with

serious crimes for his attempt to kill an 18-year-old. The 18-year-old pleaded guilty to aggravated

assault for his role in wounding

one of the children struck by the gunfire and to illegal possession of a firearm. In a news release,

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