Pa. man sought on charges he fired gun in home, piercing floor and killing infant downstairs

Pa. man charged in gun death of baby 1 floor down

READING, Pa. — A Pennsylvania man is being sought on charges he fired a gun inside a home, causing the death of a baby the floor below.

Authorities are searching for Akeem Page, of Reading (REH-’ding), on involuntary manslaughter charges.

Berks County District Attorney John Adams says Page was upstairs with the baby’s mother Sunday when he was handling a rifle that discharged. Adams says the bullet pierced the floor, causing a fragment to strike the baby in the head.

Seven-week-old Michael Johnson died Tuesday.

Adams says the shooting occurred at a house Page shared with the baby’s aunt. He says there is no evidence the shooting was intentional.

Involuntary manslaughter carries a term of up to five years in prison.