A hearing for a teenager charged with murder in the death of an 8-year-old girl hit by police gunfire was postponed Thursday as elected officials and activists stepped up their criticism of a prosecutor's handling of the case so far.
"What he has done is absolutely shameful," said Sean Damon, organizing director of Amistad Law Project in Philadelphia, asserting that Stollsteimer "is offering up these young people ... as a distraction and a deflection away from holding the police accountable for what they did."
Attorney Bruce Castor, who has filed lawsuits on behalf of Fanta’s family and bystanders who were injured, said he had advised the family to withhold judgment of the DA's performance, predicting major developments within days. Ford’s preliminary hearing, scheduled for Thursday, was postponed. Strand waived a preliminary hearing that had been scheduled for Wednesday, according to the DA's office. Ford’s attorney, Mary Elizabeth Welch, declined to comment. A message was left for Strand's attorney, Mark Much.
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