Crime & Safety
Child, 2, Dies After Accidentally Shooting Self In Howell: Police
A 2-year-old child died Sunday in an accidental shooting inside a Livingston County home, police said.
HOWELL, MI — A 2-year-old child died Sunday in an accidental shooting inside a Howell home, police said.
Police said the toddler found an unsecured gun and was accidentally shot at the home in the 1900 block of Oak Squire Lane at around 6 p.m.
Officials took the child to a nearby hospital where the 2-year-old died, police said.
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No further details were released.
Howell Police and the Livingston County Sheriff's Office were still investigating the incident.
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