Father shoots son in stomach during argument in Redford Township

Father taken into custody

REDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A 22-year-old man was shot in the stomach Sunday afternoon by his father in a Redford Township home. 

The shooting happened in the 10000 block of Mercedes. 

Neighbors Local 4 spoke with said they heard arguing coming from the home before the shooting. 

Dre Wallace, a good friend of the victim, said the victim's girlfriend came running out of the home, yelling for help just after 5 p.m.

Police said the father was taken into custody. The son is in stable condition. 

The victim is a father of three, and neighbors said the children were inside the home at the time of the shooting. 


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