The uncle of a 5-year-old Detroit boy who fatally shot himself in the face while playing with a gun has been charged in connection with the boy’s death.

The uncle of a 5-year-old boy is in police custody after the boy fatally shot himself in the face while playing with an unsecured handgun in a Detroit home.

A 5-year-old boy has died after accidentally shooting himself in the face while playing with a firearm in the bedroom of a Detroit home, police say.

Officials say that a seven-year boy has been shot on Oakfield Avenue in Detroit.

It was a violent night in Detroit as police responded to multiple shootings across the city, including a graduation party.

Two unidentified men were killed in a car crash early Monday morning.

DETROIT – A father was sentenced Friday to a year in jail and three years of probation in connection with a police chase with his 4-month-old baby in the car. Brandon Walker, 26, pleaded guilty to child abuse after he took his daughter from his girlfriend in April and took off. Shortly after the chase was called off, the mother was able to get the baby from the vehicle in the area of Seven Mile Road and Oakfield Avenue. Other charges -- including kidnapping -- were dropped as a part of the sentencing agreement. More: Metro Detroit crime news

DETROIT Detroit police are seeking assistance to locate a missing 49-year-old man suffering from mental health conditions. Family members say the missing man was watching television in his home but was shortly after seen walking near 7 Mile and Telegraph roads by a friend. He was last seen wearing a white Nike shirt with a red Nike logo, blue jeans and black shoes, officials said. Washingtons family says he is in good physical condition but suffers from mental health conditions. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detroit Police Departments Tenth Precinct at 596-1040 or Crimes Stoppers at 1-800-Speak Up.