TILDEN TWP., Pa. – Jurors have found a 25-year-old man guilty of involuntary manslaughter and recklessly endangering another person in a shooting that occurred in late 2024, Berks County District Attorney John Adams said.<\/p>\n
According to DA Adams, Daniel Baumert of Hamburg, has been charged with shooting and killing Dawson Mohl, 24, in December 2024.<\/p>\n
The DA said Baumert\u2019s sentencing has been scheduled for Nov. 20.<\/p>\n
The shooting, which occurred just after midnight on December 14, 2024, was described by State Police as “negligent homicide\u201d after they responded to the incident at a home in the 1300 block of Hex Highway in Tilden Township.\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to authorities, Mohl was discovered in the basement of the home in a reclining chair, suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Officials said the troopers placed Mohl on the floor and attempted life-saving efforts. Mohl was pronounced dead at the scene by the Berks County Coroner.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Three men, including Baumert, were at the home with Mohl at the time of the incident. They had been drinking beer after having dinner together, according to one witness.<\/p>\n
Part of the evening was spent looking at Baumert\u2019s gun collection. A witness said at a later time that evening “the place lights up,\u201d and he saw Baumert standing over Mohl, who was sitting in a chair.\u00a0<\/p>\n
During a police interview, Baumert told officials he locked the pistols in his gun collection away, but Mohl expressed interest in seeing one of the weapons again.<\/p>\n
Baumert said he retrieved the weapon, and when he went to hand it to Mohl, the thumb safety was not engaged, and the gun discharged during the exchange.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The court documents said the victim and the other two men at the home at the time of the shooting were excluded as contributors.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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