Ohio Dad Who Shot Daughter, 11, Seeks Funeral Pass

[cali]

A Cincinnati man charged with fatally shooting his 11-year-old daughter wants a judge to let him out of jail to attend her funeral.

Deandre Kelley's attorney filed a motion Wednesday asking that his client be allowed to attend Saturday's services for Shanti Lanza. The motion stated that he is unable to post the $500,000 bond to get out of jail, but wants a furlough under "appropriate law enforcement" supervision.

Kelley is charged with reckless homicide in his daughter's death. Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Melissa Powers scheduled a Thursday noon hearing on the request.

Police say Kelley, 34, fired shots into the air outside early Sunday while arguing with the girl's mother. One of them hit the girl in her second-story bedroom, where she had fled when her parents started arguing. Kelley's attorney said the shooting was accidental.

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http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/ohio-dad-shot-daughter-11-seeks-funeral-pass-21553279

drunk asswipe kills beautiful, talented child.

[rdharma]

1. NO! nt

[sufrommich]

2. Ugh,just no. She fled to her room when

her parents started arguing. My guess is that little girl knew violence was coming from past experience.

[Loudly]

3. That one was arguably an idiotic accident. This one was intentional:

http://nation.time.com/2014/01/15/mom-shoots-kids-then-herself/

[bettyellen]

4. Idiotic? The guy pulls a gun out and shoots it to frighten his family and it's merely idiotic?

No, it's very intimidating and violent. WTF?

[Loudly]

7. Did he intend to hit his daughter?

He acted with reckless disregard for where those rounds would land.

Compare that to the deliberate shooting of the West Palm Beach teens by their mother.

Of course, it's the same underlying problem in both cases.

Namely, guns and ammo in the hands of the public.

[apples and oranges]

5. Let him out so he can kill the mom and himself?

Unless he'll be shackled from head to toe from the moment he steps onto the van. No. Just no.

[ManiacJoe]

6. Even the bad cops are not that clueless.

[TBF]

8. Good lord. nt