GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A toddler was critically injured after police said the child found and accidentally fired a gun in a Michigan home on Thanksgiving Day.
According to WEYI and WJRT, the incident occurred about 4 p.m. Thursday in Grand Blanc Township. The 3-year-old, who was inside a bedroom of a home in the Maplebook Village Condominiums complex, apparently discovered the weapon, which discharged and struck the toddler in the head, Grand Blanc police said.
Police continue to investigate the case, according to the news outlets. No further information was immediately available.
The child, who suffered a critical injury, is being treated at a nearby hospital, WJRT reported. Nobody else was hurt, Grand Blanc police wrote in a Facebook post.