A lengthy criminal probe has
resulted in the arrest of a former Pennsylvania state officer, Joseph
Miller who claims he accidentally shot and killed his pregnant wife.
Miller has now been charged with two
counts of involuntary manslaughter in the 2014 shooting to death of his
34-year-old pregnant wife, Joanna.
Miller, then a seven-year veteran with the state police, was off-duty when he shot and killed Joanna on March 7, 2014.
Miller, then a seven-year veteran with the state police, was off-duty when he shot and killed Joanna on March 7, 2014.
He told investigators he was taking
apart his 45-caliber semiautomatic handgun in the living room of his East
Norriton home when it accidentally discharged, shooting her in the head.
He said,
“I was about to clean my gun and I
didn’t realize there was a round, I shot my wife. Fuck! I can’t believe I
fucking did this.”
Joanna, who was approximately 24
weeks pregnant, was rushed to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Her baby did not survive.
An autopsy conducted by Dr. Walter
Hoffman, coroner for Montgomery County, determined that Joanna died of a
“close-range gunshot wound” and the baby died as a result of a “maternal
gunshot wound.”
Asked by investigators whether he
intentionally shot his wife, Miller, according to an interview transcript
obtained by ABC News, replied: “I did not. It was an accident. I love her to
death.”
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