A four-year-old girl has died after accidentally shooting herself with an unsecured firearm inside a Michigan home, a tragedy prosecutors say could have been prevented had the weapon been properly stored. A 22-year-old man is now facing multiple felony charges in connection with the child's death.
Police were called to a home in Lansing at around 11:40 a.m. on 21 January after reports that a young child had suffered a gunshot wound. Officers and emergency crews found the girl with a gunshot injury to her head. Despite life-saving efforts by first responders, she was pronounced dead at the scene.
