Published May 03, 2016
Prosecutors are expected to explain why they won't seek a third trial in the case of a Detroit police officer who fatally shot a 7-year-old girl during a chaotic raid in 2010.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced Wednesday she was dropping the only remaining charge, a misdemeanor, against Joseph Weekley. A judge is holding a hearing Friday.
Weekley accidentally fired his gun, striking Aiyana Stanley-Jones in the head while she slept on a couch at her Detroit home. He says he was struggling with Aiyana's grandmother, although she has steadfastly denied it.
Weekley was charged with involuntary manslaughter. The first trial ended without a verdict in 2013. During a second trial, Judge Cynthia Gray Hathaway dismissed the felony after prosecutors presented their evidence.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/judge-to-hold-hearing-to-dismiss-case-against-detroit-cop-who-killed-girl-during-2010-raid