Young Boy Accidentally Shoots Himself With Gun He Found In Mother's Purse

DETROIT (WWJ) -- A young boy has been hospitalized on Saturday morning after accidentally shooting himself in the hand with a gun he found in his mother's purse.

Police tell WWJ Newsradio 950 that the mother was downstairs with two other children when the incident happened at a home on the 5500 block of the Lodge Service Drive -- near Livernois Ave. -- just before 10 a.m.

The 9-year-old boy is being treated at Children's Hospital. His condition was not immediately known.

Police say the mother has a CPL, but could face child abuse charges.

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