A Michigan toddler is dead after he fatally shot himself with a gun owned by his father’s cousin early Wednesday.
The 2-year-old suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head at around 2:45 a.m. His father initially claimed that he shot himself with an airsoft gun before detectives found the unsecured Glock 22 pistol involved in the tragic incident.
Investigators followed a blood trail to an upstairs bedroom where they discovered a pool of blood on the bed and pillows, the pistol loaded with 15 live rounds, and a bullet hole in the ceiling.
Police believe the child’s father and his two cousins were smoking marijuana at the Flint home before they left at around 1 a.m.
The gun was left behind by one of the cousins who did not have a concealed firearm license.
“This is a terrible tragedy. A little 2-year-old guy. He’s gone,” Prosecutor David Leyton said.
