COLLINSVILLE • An East St. Louis man was charged with involuntary manslaughter after accidentally shooting another man Monday night, according to the Illinois State Police.

Kenneth Harlen, 20, of East St. Louis, was ordered held with bail set at $50,000.

Harlen fatally shot Zioyun Moton, 19, also of East St. Louis, Monday night in the 1100 block of North 23rd Street, just south of Interstate 64 in East St. Louis, police said.

Police said Harlen was acting in a "reckless manner" with a gun and fired it, hitting Moton. He was taken to a St. Louis hospital, where he died several hours after the shooting.

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