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Hamilton County Prosecuting AttorneyJoseph T. Deters

230 East Ninth StreetCincinnati, Ohio 45202

Telephone (513) 946-3000 a! (513) 946-301"###$hcpros$or%

FOR IMMEDIATE REEA!E"e#nes#ay$ January %&$ '(%)Contact* Julie "ilson+,%&- /)0&'%&

HAMILTON COUNTY PROSECUTOR JOSEPH T. DETERS

ANNOUNCES NO CHARGES IN JANUARY 12th SHOOTING OF 14-

YEAR-OLD BOY.

Father mistakes son for intruder.

Today, Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph T. Deters announced that no

charges would be filed against the father who shot and killed his 1!year!old

son yesterday at their residence on "lanchard #treet in Price Hill.

The father called $11 yesterday morning at appro%imately &'() a.m. to

report that his 1!year!old son, *eorta +ack, had been shot.

ccording to the father, when *eorta left for school earlier that morning,

dad watched him walk to the bus stop and saw the bus lea-e. Dad then tried

to te%t *eorta to confirm that he was on the bus when *eorta called him to

say that he was on the bus.

short time later, dad said that he heard noises in the home. Concerned that

someone might ha-e broken into their home, dad got a . re-ol-er and

began searching the single family residence.

/hen dad was in the basement, he opened a closet door. *eorta was in the

closet and yelled 0"oo. The father said that he was startled when he fired a

single shot. The shot hit *eorta in the neck. *eorta was transported to

Children2s Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The 34!year!old father has no prior criminal record.

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Hamilton County Prosecuting AttorneyJoseph T. Deters

230 East Ninth StreetCincinnati, Ohio 45202

Telephone (513) 946-3000 a! (513) 946-301"###$hcpros$or%

FOR IMMEDIATE REEA!E"e#nes#ay$ January %&$ '(%)Contact* Julie "ilson+,%&- /)0&'%&

Prosecutor Deters commented, 0There is only one word for this ! ! tragedy.

5t is impossible to imagine how horrible this father must feel for mistaking

his son for an intruder. ll of the forensic e-idence matches what the father

told the police, and, therefore, no charges are appropriate.