Poland shooting victim’s estate sues accused

YOUNGSTOWN — The young man charged in the accidental fatal shooting of an 18-year-old Poland woman a year ago is being sued for more than $25,000 by her estate.

John C. Pfau, administrator of the estate of Marissa Jeanne Plakosh, filed a lawsuit naming Daniel A. Buccino, 21, of Pawnee Place, Poland, on Friday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court.

A 2007 Poland Seminary High School graduate and an Ohio State University freshman, Plakosh was fatally shot in the neck in the great room of her family’s Algonquin Drive residence at 5:50 a.m. Dec. 15, 2007.

Poland Township Police said Buccino was handling a 9 mm pistol belonging to the victim’s brother when it discharged.

Buccino was charged in Struthers Municipal Court with negligent homicide, a first-degree misdemeanor, to which he pleaded no contest May 9. He was sentenced to 60 days in Struthers jail, to be served on 40 consecutive weekends; fined $1,000 plus court costs; ordered to perform 96 hours of community service; and placed on three years’ probation.

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