(NECN: Brian Burnell, Springfield, Mass.) - The former Pelham, Massachusetts police chief, accused of involuntary manslaughter in the death of an eight-year-old boy who shot and killed himself with an Uzi, has been acquitted.
A jury has found Edward Fleury not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Christopher Bizilj.
The eight-year-old boy from Ashford, Connecticut accidentally shot himself in the head with an Uzi submachine gun at a gun fair in 2008.
Fleury was also cleared of three charges of furnishing machine guns to minors.
Jurors saw a graphic video of the shooting accident.
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