Marysville fires officer in daughter's death

May 6, 2013 @ 12:39 pm

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - The Marysville Police Department has fired Officer Derek Carlile whose gun was used by his 3-year-old son to fatally shoot his 7-year-old sister.

A spokesman for the city said Monday Carlile was fired as a result of an internal investigation, but it would say nothing else about the personnel matter.

The Daily Herald ( http://bit.ly/16cneIb) reports Snohomish County prosecutors dropped a manslaughter charge against the officer last year after a jury was unable to reach a verdict.

Carlile left a .38-caliber revolver in the family van with his four children in March of 2012 while it was briefly parked in Stanwood. His 3-year-old son grabbed the gun and fired a shot that killed 7-year-old Jenna.

His lawyer called it a tragic mistake.

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Information from: The Daily Herald, http://www.heraldnet.com


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  • Zoeller wrote...
    "David Allen says prosecutors cannot prove that Carlile caused his daughter's death."
    November 1, 2012 9:27 am
    Really? What is the defense then? The gun did it? Anyone irresponsible enough to leave a loaded pistol in reach of four young children that were left alone in a vehicle deserves to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
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  • ssbn629g wrote...
    Zoeller....
    November 1, 2012 10:23 am
    Right on.....
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  • Zoeller wrote...
    With that said-
    November 1, 2012 2:15 pm
    We pay this individual to know better than this crap and hence should double the standard sentence.
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  • maplefish wrote...
    Sad, Sad, Sad
    November 28, 2012 10:21 am
    All the way around this case. Anybody with any inkling of human compassion, who followed this story, knows that this was a momentary lapse in judgement that resulted in a horrible tragedy. This poor man will live with and be haunted by this mistake for the rest of his life. I think that should be punishment enough.
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  • darthclown wrote...
    and the cop gets a pass from his cop buddies
    November 28, 2012 1:13 pm
    is anyone surprised? No such thing as a guilty cop. They deserve our love and respect.
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  • calapete wrote...
    another gun owner who learns the hard way that guns don't make anybody safer
    May 6, 2013 1:15 pm
    for the record, I wanted him jailed, not fired. No justice for Jenna.
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