Fanta Bility, 8
Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania
August 27, 2021
Agencies: Sharon Hill Police Department -- Pennsylvania
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: 12 months ago
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Overview 
Fanta Bility was killed on August 27 when a verbal confrontation between a group of young men escalated into gunfire near the entrance to the Academy Park High School stadium.
Ballistics analysis concluded with near certainty that four of the five gunshot victims, including Fanta Bility, were tragically struck by shots fired by Sharon Hill police officers.
According to the family's attorney, shooting victims that day included Bility, her 12-year-old sister and a 13-year-old boy. They were wounded in the shooting.
Legal Action
On January 19. 2005, three Sharon Hill police officers were charged with manslaughter for killing 8-year-old Fanta Bility while firing at a car outside a high school football game in August.
The Sharon Hill Borough Council voted on January 20, 2022 to fire the three police officers charged with shooting and killing 8-year-old Fanta Bility at a football game in August. The vote came during a standing-room only meeting in which some expressed support for the officers, while others voiced their outrage and called for reforms.
Three former officers were set to face charges. In November 2022, the officers pleaded guilty.
In May 2023, five officers received probation for their participation in the killing of Fanta Bility.
Additional Resources:
- Three former Sharon Hill police officers sentenced to probation in the shooting death of 8-year-old Fanta Bility added May 06, 2023 14:02
- https://www.inquirer.com/news/fanta-bility-shooting-sharon-hill-police-guilty-plea-20221110.html added November 10, 2022 21:27
- https://www.inquirer.com/news/fanta-bility-death-trial-sharon-hill-20220303.html added March 06, 2022 12:46
- https://www.inquirer.com/news/sharon-hill-borough-council-fired-officers-fanta-bility-20220120.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news_alerts_1_20_2022&sfmc_id=0031U00001wtP2wQAE&sub_source=news-alert-newsletter&list_name=DE34_Newsletter_News_Alert&int_promo=newsletter&et_rid=492554805 added January 21, 2022 21:11
- https://www.inquirer.com/news/fanta-bility-sharon-hill-police-criminal-charges-grand-jury-20220118.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news_alerts_1_18_2022&sfmc_id=0031U00001wtP2wQAE&sub_source=news-alert-newsletter&list_name=DE34_Newsletter_News_Alert&int_promo=newsletter&et_rid=492554805 added January 19, 2022 13:52
- https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/29/us/fanta-bility-sharon-hill-police-shooting/index.html added December 24, 2021 11:00