No charges against Va. deputy who shot daughter

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WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors say no charges will be filed against a Virginia deputy sheriff who shot his 16-year-old daughter after mistaking her for an intruder.

The Frederick County Commonwealth Attorney’s office said in a statement this week that an investigation determined there was no evidence Loudoun County Sheriff’s Sgt. Easton McDonald committed a crime.

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