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4 Not 5 yr old girl shoots 4 yr old cousin w/ rifle found under bed
Posted on 1/17/14 at 10:09 am
Posted on 1/17/14 at 10:09 am
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Girl, 4, fatally shoots boy, 4, at Detroit home
Associated Press
Posted on January 17, 2014 at 8:36 AM
Updated today at 9:33 AM
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit police say a 4-year-old girl accidentally shot her 4-year-old cousin to death with a loaded rifle she found under a bed at their grandfather's home on the city's west side.
Sgt. Michael Woody tells The Associated Press the girl was playing and watching TV on Thursday afternoon with the 4-year-old boy and his 5-year-old sister when she found the gun. Woody says she picked it up, pointed it at the boy and shot him once in the chest.
Woody says the boy was taken to a hospital and was pronounced dead.
Woody says an adult family friend was at the home with the children at the time of the shooting. It wasn't immediately known who owns the gun.
Police are investigating. A review by prosecutors is expected.
A 4-year-old girl accidentally shot her 4-year-old cousin to death with a loaded rifle that she found under a bed at a relative's Detroit home, police said Friday.
The girl was playing and watching TV on Thursday afternoon with the 4-year-old boy and his 5-year-old sister when she found the gun, police Sgt. Michael Woody said. He said she picked up the weapon, pointed it at the boy and shot him once in the chest.
The boy was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Woody said. A man who lives at the home on the city's west side was the only adult there at the time and is believed to a grandfather, Woody said. It wasn't immediately known whether the gun belonged to him.
An investigation is ongoing and the Wayne County prosecutor's office will determine whether charges should be brought, he said.
"It's a tragic incident," Woody told The Associated Press. "It's really not anything more than that. There was no malicious intent. There was nothing there to suggest that the grandfather put those children in harm's way, but the investigation will continue."
The boy's name wasn't immediately released.
Woody said the shooting reinforces the need for those with guns to keep them secure — especially when there are children around.
"This is a very senseless ... incident that could have been avoided," he said.
On Thursday night, investigators went in and out of the brick house. Police cars blocked traffic. Neighbors told the Detroit Free Press that they didn't hear a gunshot.
"I was just devastated," said 77-year-old neighbor Dorothy Jameson. "I was wondering why two 4-year-olds have access to a gun in the first place."
Dennis Queensbury, who told The Detroit News that he has a concealed pistol license, said gun owners need to secure their firearms.
"I have three children: 16, 9 years old and 20," Queensbury said, after watching officers at the scene. "But I have a gun lock. You have to have a lock and safes, and be careful."
This post was edited on 1/17/14 at 10:28 am
Posted on 1/17/14 at 10:11 am to Chad504boy
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year old girl shoots 4 year old cousin w/ Shotgun found under bed
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Detroit police say a 4-year-old girl accidentally shot her 4-year-old cousin to death with a loaded rifle she found under a bed at their grandfather's home on the city's west side
Posted on 1/17/14 at 10:12 am to Bama and Beer
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confused
my bad b, when i read story, my brain thought shotgun.
Posted on 1/17/14 at 10:13 am to Chad504boy
Got ya.
This story is terrible.
This story is terrible.
Posted on 1/17/14 at 10:15 am to Bama and Beer
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Detroit police say a 4-year-old girl accidentally shot her 4-year-old cousin to death with a loaded rifle she found under a bed at their grandfather's home on the city's west side.
Sgt. Michael Woody tells The Associated Press the girl was playing and watching TV on Thursday afternoon with the 4-year-old boy and his 5-year-old sister when she found the gun. Woody says she picked it up, pointed it at the boy and shot him once in the chest.
me still confused
Posted on 1/17/14 at 10:22 am to Camo Tiger 337
I fail to see the humor.
Posted on 1/17/14 at 10:24 am to Chad504boy
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me still confused
I believe there were three kids.
A four year old girl. Then a four year old boy and a five year old girl that were siblings.
Posted on 1/17/14 at 10:25 am to tigerfoot
Yeah, it's not incredibly difficult to discern.
Posted on 1/17/14 at 10:27 am to tigerfoot
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I believe there were three kids.
A four year old girl. Then a four year old boy and a five year old girl that were siblings.
you are a smart man. back to gun safety talk now.
Posted on 1/17/14 at 10:28 am to SabiDojo
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I fail to see the humor.
Posted on 1/17/14 at 10:31 am to Chad504boy
You must keep firearms away from children. Period. No matter how acclimated they are to them. Accidents are called accidents for a reason, you cant predict every scenario. Obviously there were no safeguards in place in this event.
Posted on 1/17/14 at 10:32 am to tigerfoot
yea, why the frick is a RIFLE loaded under the bed. I mean damn... wonder what kind of rifle... is it of an assault variety?
Posted on 1/17/14 at 10:33 am to Chad504boy
Teach those little bastards some safety points.
Posted on 1/17/14 at 10:35 am to Redfish2010
Interesting response. I wonder if it would be different had this occurred in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
Posted on 1/17/14 at 10:37 am to Redfish2010
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Teach those little bastards some safety points
seriously.
So you see a situation where, with just a little instruction, they would be in good shape handling a rifle.
And little bastards? really?
This post was edited on 1/17/14 at 10:38 am
Posted on 1/17/14 at 10:38 am to Chad504boy
This is why we cant have nice things....
That is such an unfortunate story. Where are the grandparents??
That is such an unfortunate story. Where are the grandparents??
Posted on 1/17/14 at 10:43 am to BAMAisDIESEL09
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Where are the grandparents??
Sounds like grandpa was one room over. Like a lot of moms and dads and grandparents. You don't actually watch them every minute of the day. Hell, maybe he was and went to fix them a sandwich.
The only mistake I see him make, and a lot of people make is not securing loaded weapons from kids.
Posted on 1/17/14 at 10:52 am to tigerfoot
All he had to do was put the gun high enough that they couldn't reach it. They're little kids, of course they're going to at least look under the beds. He didn't even need a safe, just a shelf high enough. This is why my guns stay locked up when my daughter is over.
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