manslaughter

A verdict has been handed down in an Austin murder case.

The defendant was 16 years old when the fatal shooting occurred.

The death of the 3-year-old child in 2022 also resulted in criminal charges against his father.

He was convicted of a felony weapons charge, but acquitted of murder and manslaughter charges.

Court documents indicate the victims had was crushed by a hydraulic grapple.

He admitted supplying her with fentanyl the day before she died.

He faces a long list of felonies connected to the death of 18-year-old Olivia Flores.

The ruling reverses a decision made by in Olmsted County judge to dismiss the medical malpractice case.

The child's father was also charged with 2nd-degree manslaughter.

The fatal drug overdose occurred in March of last year at a residence east of Rochester on Highway 14.