PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) -- Portsmouth police are seeking the public's help in locating a man wanted in connection with the May death of a child.

On May 28, officers responded to the 300 block of Stratford Street for a report of an unresponsive child. The child was taken to a local hospital, where they subsequently died.

Police announced charges against Ekara Mikkia Cowles, 31, on Friday, including accessory to felony homicide, accessory to malicious wounding, accessory to child neglect, accessory to cruelty to a child, accessory to failure to secure medical care for an injured child, and accessory to contributing to the delinquency of a child.

Detectives with the Major Crimes Unit are now attempting to locate 31-year-old Barthonia Lee Miller Jr. He has been charged with felony homicide,

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