Kenneth Farler, 39, of Dayton, was sentenced Tuesday for the fatal shooting of his own daughter in April of last year. Farler will spend the next 24 to 28 years in prison for charges related to the shooting, as well as other indictments.

Officials say the Dayton Police Department and medics responded to a shooting in the 400 block of Bowen Street on April 14, 2024. First responders found a 15-year-old female, Kendra Farler, with a gunshot wound to the chest.

Medics attempted CPR but she eventually succumbed to her injuries at the scene.

The defendant told officers that his 15-year-old non-verbal son with autism had shot the victim by accident.

Through investigation, officials discovered Farler was the actual shooter, and had lied to police on scene. Investigators found four firearms at the residence.

On April 29, Farler pleaded guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter, reckless homicide, endangering children, and several counts of having weapons under disability, with specifications from prior offenses.

Farler was sentenced to 23 to 28.5 years in prison for the fatal shooting. Farler was also on probation at the time of the shooting, with his probation revoked, with an additional 18 months in prison added to his sentence.

Farler will serve 24.5 to 28.5 years in prison consecutively.

"This defendant has been arrested approximately 40 times over the past 20 years and has previously been sentenced to the penitentiary. This defendant should never have been anywhere near a firearm and deserves this lengthy prison sentence," said Prosecutor Mat Heck.