Sheriff: Hillsboro father shoots 1-year-old daughter dead, turns gun on self A man shot his 1-year-old daughter dead before turning the gun on himself, Highland County Sheriff Donnie Barrera said. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT NTONIGHT.EMILY?REPORTER: A VERY SAD ANDUPSETTING SITUATION FOR THEFAMILY HERE.HIS DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TOTRENTON STREET AROUND 3:00 THISAFTERNOON.WHILE THEY WERE IN ROUTE SHOTSWERE FIRED.YOU SEE A LONG DRIVEWAY THATLEADS UP TO THE HOME OF TIMOTHYHAREWOOD'S FATHER.HE WAS AT HIS PARENTS HOUSE WITHHIS GIRLFRIEND AND THEIRONE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WHEN AFIGHT STARTED.HAREWOOD WOULD INSIDE AND SHOTHIS DAUGHTER WHILE SHE WASSLEEPING, THE GUN JAMMED WHEN HETRIED TO SHOOT HIS GIRLFRIENDAND HE TURNED IT ON HIMSELF.>> NEIGHBORS, THEY ARE ALWAYSOUT IN THE YARD PLAYING.HE JUST STARTED BUILDING A SWINGSET.THEY SEEM TO BE GETTING ALONGGOOD.NOW YOU HEAR ALL THESE STORIES.>> IT IS DEVASTATING BECAUSE THEOFFICERS WHO RESPONDED HAVECHILDREN THE SAME AGE.REPORTER: THE SHERIFF SAYS THEGIRL'S MOTHER WAS STRUCK IN THEFACE ON THE LEFT SIDE BEFORE HETRIED TO SHOOT HER.SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCALHOSPITAL.

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