DETROIT (WWJ) — A Detroit woman is facing a felony charge after it’s alleged she left her handgun sitting around, and her child picked it up and shot himself.
The 3-year-old victim did survive the incident last Friday, at a home in the 11400 block of Saint Patrick St., Conner and Gratiot on Detroit’s east side.
According to investigators, 38-year-old Tiara Shardae Taylor arrived home from work and put her gun down on a dresser. Within minutes, just before 4 p.m., the victim found the gun and shot himself in the head.
Detroit Police Chief James White said officers quickly arrived on the scene, and rushed the boy to a nearby hospital. White said the boy was in critical condition, but had suffered a graze wound and was expected to recover.
Police said there were a total of eight people inside the home at the time of the shooting, including five kids, but no one else was …