By Associated Press - Wednesday, December 16, 2020

CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - An 8-year-old boy has died after being shot in a suburban Detroit home.

The boy was wounded Tuesday afternoon when a gun discharged in Canton Township, police said.

He later died at a hospital.



One person has been arrested and the case was expected to be submitted Wednesday to the Wayne County prosecutor’s office for charges, Deputy Chief Craig Wilsher said.

No further details have been released.

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