Cops and Guns Don't Mix
A 4-year-old boy apparently shot himself to death early Thursday with a powerful handgun he found under a bed in a home on Detroit's east side.
The home belongs to a 59-year-old Detroit police officer, Louis Anderson, and the .40-caliber Glock semiautomatic pistol was issued to him by the Detroit Police Department, officials said.
The incident occurred in the 15800 block of Park Grove about 12:36 a.m. Thursday, according to a preliminary police report. Anderson, who was babysitting the 4-year-old and three other children, was asleep when he awoke to a loud boom.
A bullet from the gun tore through the head of the boy, Kenneth Thomas, and lodged in the wall, officials said. Kenneth was not related to Anderson, police said.
Anderson was placed on administrative leave pending further investigation. Neither he nor Kenneth's mother, identified as Jewelry Thomas, whose age and address were not available, could be reached for comment.
A preliminary report on the death calls it an accidental shooting, according to police.
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