DETROIT – A child was shot with a gun in a Detroit home on the city’s west side, police say.
Officials say that a 5-year-old boy was shot inside a home on the 2900 block of Burlingame Street on Detroit’s west side. Police said they received a 911 call from the child’s mother who was at work but received information that her 5-year-old was shot.
During a press conference on Saturday morning, Detroit Police Chief James White said that the 5-year-old was shot in the hand and is expected to recover.
It is unknown how the child got ahold of the gun, if someone shot the child, as well as who the gun belongs to. It is also unclear how many adults were at the Detroit home on Saturday morning.
White told Local 4 that they believe they know who is responsible for the weapon. DPD state that there is a person in custody who is in connection to the shooting. Police are still searching for the gun.
“We have to do a better job with these guns,” said White.
The police chief told Local 4 that once the 5-year-old boy has recovered, they will be doing a kid’s talk to figure out what happened.
The investigation of this incident is still ongoing.
You can watch the press conference in the video player below: