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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation in April requiring guns to be safely stored and locked if children are present.
A 2-year-old in Michigan died in an accidental shooting over the weekend after having gotten hold of an unsecured firearm, police said.
Authorities responded to a home in the 1900 block of Oak Squire Lane in the Rolling Oaks neighborhood in Howell just before 6 p.m. Sunday, Howell police said in a news release. Howell is about 40 miles southeast of Lansing.
The child was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Police said that the child had “gained access to an unsecured firearm” but that it's not clear where the firearm was.
A 2-year-old in Michigan died in an accidental shooting over the weekend after having gotten hold of an unsecured firearm, police said.
Authorities responded to a home in the 1900 block of Oak Squire Lane in the Rolling Oaks neighborhood in Howell just before 6 p.m. Sunday, Howell police said in a news release. Howell is about 40 miles southeast of Lansing.
The child was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Police said that the child had “gained access to an unsecured firearm” but that it's not clear where the firearm was.
Michigan 2-year-old dies in accidental shooting after finding 'unsecured firearm'
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation in April requiring guns to be safely stored and locked if children are present.
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