Toddler Playing With Gun Accidentally Shoots Dead 5-Year-Old Cousin
On 1/21/21 at 6:56 AM EST
A toddler playing with a gun shot dead his 5-year-old cousin at a Detroit home on Wednesday, police have said.
The 18-month-old boy reportedly got hold of the weapon while at the property with his father, his cousin, his grandmother and a baby girl.
The bullet hit the 5-year-old boy in the neck at the home in the 2400 block of Sturtevant Street, where police were called at 9:30 a.m.
At a news conference, Detroit Police Department Commander Tiffany Stewart called it a sad day in the city.