‘It’s a sad day in the city today,’
Police Commander Tiffany Stewart said at a press conference.
‘We lost another child in the city of Detroit due to a lack of firearm safety. This was completely avoidable.’
Detroit toddler, 18 months old, fatally shoots 5 year old cousin dead upon coming across loaded gun at home.
‘We lost another child in the city of Detroit due to a lack of firearm safety,’
‘It was reported that an 18-month-old got a hold of a gun in the home that was accessible … grabbed it … started playing with and accidentally shot the 5-year-old,’ Stewart said.
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A 5-year-old has died in Detroit after a Glock pistol that an 18-month-old managed to get a hold of and was playing with accidentally discharged, striking the child in the neck, police say.
The shooting happened Wednesday morning, and the child’s father has been detained for further questioning, according to investigators. As of Thursday, no charges have been filed. It’s a sad day in the city today, Detroit Police Commander Tiffany Stewart told reporters. Another child died in the city of Detroit because of lack of firearm safety.