“History doesn’t make sense”

DETROIT (FOX 2) – A 3-year-old boy is in serious condition after the shooting Detroit early Wednesday, and police say the stories they’ve been given don’t add up.

The boy’s parents told police the toddler was at home with a 15-year-old, 2-year-old and 2-month-old boy in the 4000 block of Grand when he was shot in the stomach around 12:45 p.m. The child was taken to the hospital before officers arrived.

Although that’s what officers are told, Detroit Police Asst. Chief Charles Fitzgerald said the story doesn’t fit.

“The story makes no sense at all. Conflicting stories from mom, conflicting stories from dad,” Fitzgerald said. “The mother’s version is that she went to the wash mat, came home, they were unloading the car, heard a bang, went inside and checked on the baby, and nothing matches the scene.”

Fitzgerald said officers did not find shell casings or a gun, and there was no evidence that shots had even been fired in the area.

“This area is actually a ShotSpotter area. There is no indication that a shot was fired here,” he said.

Both parents were detained for questioning as investigators continue to figure out what happened.

Fitzgerald said officers will now spend their time trying to “get the version of the story that actually makes sense because nothing makes sense right now and we have a 3-year-old in critical condition in the hospital.”