Christopher Robert O'Connell, of Heber City, was sentenced to between one and 15 years in prison for manslaughter after he shot through a wall, killing a 7-year-old. He said he was drinking heavily and taking prescription drugs.
HEBER CITY — A Heber City man was recently sent to prison after pleading guilty to recklessly causing the death of a 7-year-old girl by firing a gun through a wall in Wasatch County in 2021.
Christopher Robert O'Connell, 36, pleaded guilty in December to manslaughter, which was reduced to a second-degree felony in exchange for his plea. He said in a plea statement had been "drinking heavily" and taking prescription drugs at home with his roommate on July 9, 2021. "I brought out my handgun, which I thought was unloaded, having previously checked it. Unfortunately, there was still a bullet in the chamber and, while recklessly 'dry' firing, the gun went off," he said.Her father, Danny Rodriguez, has said that his daughter was a student at J.R. Smith Elementary and loved softball. The family had lived in Heber City for less than a year, andFourth District Judge Jennifer A.
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