EASTON, Pa. (AP) - Prosecutors in eastern Pennsylvania say no charges are planned following the death of a woman shot by a neighbor almost a decade and a half ago.
The (Allentown) Morning Call reports that Jennifer Hendershot was 20 when the September 2005 shooting left her without a spleen and one of her kidneys and also damaged her pancreas. Police cited a feud over a family dog.
Hendershot died last year of an infection at age 33. Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli said Friday prosecutors won’t charge the neighbor, who served 13 years in prison on an attempted murder conviction.
Morganelli cited the difficulty of proving that the death stemmed from the shooting and said the victim recovered and led “a fairly normal life.” Morganelli said Hendershot’s widower disagreed with the decision.
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