Pennsylvania State Trooper Who Shot and Killed His Pregnant Wife Faces No Charges

Posted on the 09 June 2014 by Mikeb302000
The Republic
Authorities won't file charges against a Pennsylvania state trooper who shot and killed his pregnant wife at their suburban Philadelphia home. A three-month investigation found that Joseph Miller's gun went off as he tried to clean it at home in East Norriton. The bullet struck his wife in the head. Both 34-year-old Joanna Miller and her 22-week-old fetus died. The Montgomery County district attorney's office concluded the March 7 shooting was negligent but accidental. Authorities said in a news release Friday that all evidence indicated the Millers were "a close-knit, loving family excited about the pending arrival of a new baby." They had four other children.