Child, 2, Hit by Gunfire While Watching Fireworks with Family in Detroit

Detroit Police Chief implores parental vigilance amid juvenile shootings

Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison briefs the media after on officer-involved shooting. July 4, 2025 | Screenshot from Detroit Police Facebook pageDetroit will be cracking down on juvenile curfew violations and ticketing parents who are not ensuring their children are staying out of trouble at night, Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison told reporters after shootings in the city over Fourth of July weekend left a teen dead, as well as injuring an …

Child, 2, hit by gunfire while watching fireworks with family in Detroit

Police detained two juveniles in connection with the shooting over the Fourth of July weekend.

Detroit police to step up curfew enforcement after 2-year-old hit by stray bullet

This comes after a 4-year-old and an 18-year-old were shot and killed at Skinner Playfield last weekend.

2-year-old shot by stray bullet while watching fireworks in Detroit

A 2-year-old is in temporary serious condition but is expected to survive after being struck by a stray bullet while watching fireworks with family on Detroit's east side late Saturday night.

Detroit toddler recovering after being struck by stray bullet

A toddler is recovering after being struck by a stray bullet outside his home in the area of Marion and Fischer on Detroit's east side. Police provide sound after toddler struck by bullet WATCH: Police provide update Detroit toddler recovering after being struck by stray bulletDetroit Police Chief Todd Bettison says the 2-year-old boy was sitting on the porch with his family watching fireworks when he was hit. No one else was hurt.The little boy…

2-year-old struck by bullet while watching fireworks in Detroit ...