Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Indiana

FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2020

In Evansville, Indiana, nine month old Iowa Meriweather was accidentally shot in the face and killed by her father.  At the time of the shooting, the girl’s father was handling a friend’s gun that he had found in a couch while his friend was out of the room. 

The situation was initially complicated because the shooter, Anthony Lamont Meriweather, and his friend initially reported a story about a drive-by shooting to cover up the gun accident.  Mr. Meriweather has been arrested and charged with neglect of a dependent resulting in death, a felony.

Source:

Ryan Witry, “Man Arrested, Victim Identified in Evansville Infant Shooting,” TriStateHomepage.com (August 29, 2020).

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