By CBS3 Staff
NEW HOPE, Pa. (CBS) — A New Hope police officer will not face criminal charges after shooting a suspect inside a holding cell last month. The shooting of Brian Riling on March 3 in a holding cell was caught on surveillance video.
On Friday, Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub ruled the shooting neither justified, nor criminal, but excused.
READ MORE: Dr. Mehmet Oz, Dave McCormick Race Heads into Recount In Pennsylvania Senate PrimaryWeintraub said the officer mistakenly believed he was firing his taser when he discharged his gun.
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MORE NEWS: Philadelphia's Chief Of School Safety Kevin Bethel Speaking Out Following Texas School Tragedy: 'Fear In Our System Is Real'Riling, who was under arrest for harassing an ex-girlfriend, has since been released from the hospital.
