Detroit 4-year-old shoots self in hand, multiple guns found in home

A 4-year-old boy used an unsecured gun to shoot himself in the hand, prompting Detroit Police to respond to a residence on the west side of the city. Image: Hilary Golston/FOX 2/

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    A Detroit 4-year-old shot himself in the hand on Friday after finding a loaded and unlocked gun on the city’s west side.
    
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    The child has minor injuries.
    
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    The parents involved could face significant jail time under the state’s safe storage laws.
    

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  A Detroit 4-year-old shot himself in the hand on Friday after finding a loaded and unlocked gun on the city’s west side.
  
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  The child has minor injuries.
  
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  The parents involved could face significant jail time under the state’s safe storage laws.
  

DETROIT (FOX 2):After discovering an unsecured object and shooting himself in the hand on Friday, a 4-year-old kid is fortunate to be alive.

Hilary Golston of FOX 2 was informed by Capt. Mike Dicicco that they think the 4-year-old youngster shot himself in the hand after gaining access to an unlocked firearm.

We know:

According to Dicicco, at 12:30 on Friday, police were summoned to a residence on Fullerton Street on the west side of Detroit, just south of Davison close to Dexter. According to him, authorities brought the youngster to the hospital, where he is receiving treatment for a minor injury to his hand.

Police claimed that the boy, his mother, and another family member were present when they searched the house. A pending warrant led to the arrest of that second family member.

Although no one else was harmed inside the house, authorities reported discovering two firearms in one of the bedrooms.

What is unknown to us:

Dicicco did not specify the charges that the child’s parents would be subject to.

What you are able to do:

while a child is present within the house. At MDHHS facilities around the state, the state provides complimentary gun locks.

Look more closely:

The child obtaining the gun could result in severe consequences for the child’s parents or guardians.

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  If the minor possesses or exhibits the firearm in a public place or possesses or exhibits the firearm in the presence of another person in a careless, reckless or threatening manner: a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for up to 93 days or a fine of up to $500, or both.
  
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  If the minor discharges the firearm and injures themselves or another individual: a felony punishable by imprisonment for up to five years or a fine of up to $5,000, or both.
  
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  If the minor discharges the firearm and inflicts serious impairment of a body function on themselves or another individual: a felony punishable by imprisonment for up to 10 years or a fine of up to $7,500, or both.
  
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  If the minor discharges the firearm and inflicts death on themselves or another individual: a felony punishable by imprisonment for up to 15 years or a fine of up to $10,000, or both.
  

The Source: Hilary Golston of FOX 2 arrived at the scene of the child’s shooting on Friday. Additional details for this story were taken from earlier FOX2Detroit.com publications.