Police officer who killed bystander after Pennsylvania shooting sentenced to probation | Pennsylvania

While the sacrifice was trying to give Pennsylvania, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, an out -of -duty police officer who killed a viewer by hitting an audience in his chest and hit him on the ground was given information about a shooting.

38 -year -old John J Hawk was sentenced to Tuesday after he was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in a Walmart’s attack on November 2022, which led to the death of Kenneth Vinyard outside Walmart.

According to Pennsylvania Chief Public Prosecutor Dave Sunday, Vinyard’s family described him as a family passionate.

Sunday, “the actions of this sworn officer, in this shooting incident contributed to the death of a man who was not threatened to anyone,” he said. A statement.

Hawk, an officer in the central district, said that the victim was in civilian clothes when he confronted Vinyard while talking to the police. Vinyard died when he arrived at a hospital.

Hawk apologized to the victim’s family under his conviction. His lawyer Stephen Colafella said that his client was “struggling ıyla with the death of Vinyard before deciding to enter into a defense. “I think many people are closed today, Cola Colafella said on Tuesday evening Hawk and the victim’s fiancée embraced in court.

Colafella said Hawk is no longer in the central town police force. Pennsylvania News Station WPXI reported He filed a lawsuit against Vinyard’s family against Center Township and Hawk.

Vinyard’s fiancé Marcy Beatty, WTAE-TV’ye told, “I hope he can continue with his family and have a good life with his family,” he said. “Ours is broken and it will take a long time to recover.”

Authorities, on November 6, 2022 Walmart Vinyard’ın trying to inform the police, a fiery weapon was injured.

When Vinyard was fatally injured, he approached a officer about potential evidence. Sunday’s office, neither workers nor uniform Hawk’ı Vinyard’ı away from the officer, he said.

Hawk then hit Vinyard on his chest and made a leg sweep maneuver that caused Vinyard to fall and hit his head.

Vinyard then died in a local hospital. Authorities said that Vinyard’s death was caused by blunt force trauma and caused by the stress given to him by Hawk.

Hawk had to begin when he claimed to be guilty on Tuesday, Hawk’s hearing in Vinyard’s death.

On Sunday, the office of Hawk said that the penalty received by the state judge Richard Mancini was the discretion and that there was no agreement between prosecutors and the defendant.

Associated Press contributed to reporting