A constable serving an eviction order at an apartment fired at an armed tenant but the bullet passed through the man's arm and fatally struck his 12-year-old daughter.
The constable went to the apartment to enforce a district judge's eviction order.
According to al.com, a man answered the door, closed it, then reopened it and exchanged words briefly with the constable,then pointed a loaded .223-caliber rifle at the constable's chest as the girl was standing behind her father.
The constable drew his own .40-caliber weapon and fired once, but the bullet went through the man's upper left arm and hit the girl. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The suspect's rifle was found with a loaded chamber and a magazine containing 30 rounds.

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