A man who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges involving the accidental shooting of a 7-year-old will spend less than two years behind bars.
Alan Nguyen admitted he left out a gun while visiting the Juniata Park home where the little girl lived. She and a toddler went into the room, and she picked up the gun and shot herself in the face.
She died at the hospital.
Nguyen was charged and pleaded guilty last October.
Judge Scott O’Keefe sentenced him on Friday morning to 11.5 to 23 months in jail, which is a county sentence.
He is expected to surrender next month.
(photo credit: Philadelphia Police Department)