Former police officers sentenced in 8-year-old's shooting death at football game.

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Former police officers sentenced in 8-year-old's shooting death at football game.
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Three fired police officers who negligently fired 25 shots at a car they mistakenly thought was involved in gunfire that broke out a block away as spectators left a high school football game near Philadelphia, killing an 8-year-old girl and injuring three others, have been sentenced to five years of probation, the first 11 months of it on house arrest. The officers pleaded guilty to 10 counts of reckless endangerment in a November plea agreement that dismissed manslaughter charges filed against them. The officers apologized to the family of the victim during the emotional 90-minute hearing.

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