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Ciara Meyer died
when Constable Clarke Steele fired a single shot at her father,
Donald Meyer, 57, who had pointed a rifle at him after an
exchange of words, according to Trooper Rob Hicks.
The bullet passed through Meyer's arm and struck the girl, who
was standing behind her father. She was pronounced dead at the
scene of the incident that took place in Duncannon, about 120
miles (193 km) northwest of Philadelphia.
The landlord had filed papers on Nov. 30 with the local
magistrate to evict the Meyer family from their $660-a-month
apartment because of unpaid rent of $1,452.60, according to
online court records.
The family did not contest the eviction, which became final on
Dec. 30. They had been ordered to vacate the apartment by 10
a.m. on Monday, which is when Steele arrived to put them out,
police said.
Meyer has been charged with aggravated assault and three other
offenses over the incident, police said.
The local district attorney is investigating whether the
constable will face any charges.
(Editing by Jon Herskovitz and Sandra Maler)
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