Man wants charges dropped in Uzi death

Springfield, Mass. (AP) - A former Massachusetts police chief is asking a judge to dismiss charges he faces in connection with an child's accidental shooting death at a gun show.

Former Pelham Police Chief Edward Fleury, who's charged with involuntary manslaughter, says he couldn't have foreseen the death of 8-year-old Christopher Bizilj.

The Ashford, Conn., boy accidentally shot himself in the head when he lost control of a small Uzi he was shooting during a 2008 gun show that Fleury organized in Westfield.

The event allowed visitors of all ages to fire assault weapons.

A Hampden Superior Court judge is considering Fleury's request to drop the charges. He is slated to stand trial next month, though officials say that date might be changed.

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Information from: The Springfield Republican