Detroit Man Arrested In Shooting Death Of 13-Year-Old Babysitter
DETROIT (WWJ) - Detroit police have arrested a man in connection with the death of a 13-year-old girl who was shot while babysitting on the city's east side.
The girl was killed around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday when a gun went off inside a home on Lappin Street near 7 Mile Road and Hayes. The girl was reportedly babysitting two younger children with a 14-year-old boy at the time of the shooting.
Officer Adam Madera said the man in custody is the father of the 14-year-old boy and owner of the gun used in the shooting. He's also a convicted felon who was in illegal possession of the gun, Madera said. He was taken into custody Tuesday night.
Police haven not yet indicated if the girl was shot by someone else or if the wound was self-inflicted.
Other circumstances weren't immediately available. Names have not yet been released.
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