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Indictment charges Arizona man in fatal shooting of his 1-year-old daughter

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An Arizona grand jury has indicted a man in the fatal shooting of his 1-year-old daughter, and prosecutors say he carried out the crime with an AR-style rifle in front of the girl’s mother.

The indictment issued earlier this month charges Adam Joseph Montoya, 27, with two felony counts — second-degree murder and child abuse. Montoya has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The Navajo County Public Defender’s Office, which is representing Montoya, declined comment Monday.

The shooting took place Feb. 3 at a home...

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