GUILTY AL - Teela Murphy, 5, fatally shot, Fairhope, 19 April 2012

Police say the circumstances of the shooting are not known at this time, but the children were shot with a rifle.

Officials say they have a suspect in custody, but will not release the suspect’s identity until they determine appropriate charges. They say are working the with district attorney’s office to determine what those charges might be.

Police say they are still investigating the relationship of the children and the suspect, and determining if it was a domestic dispute.

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A Fairhope man found guilty by a Baldwin County jury in March of manslaughter and domestic violence, was sentenced to two years in the Baldwin County Corrections Center Thursday.

Christopher Smith... was sentenced by Judge Jody Bishop to serve two years in the jail and three years' probation. Under Bishop's sentencing guidelines, if Smith violates the provisions of his probation, he faces up 25 years in prison...

Fairhope police said Smith was handling a .270-caliber rifle when a single bullet discharged from the gun and hit the young children who were 90 yards away.

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