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From: letsgobrandon@msn.com

A mother confessed on Friday to accidentally shooting her 4-year-old
daughter while attempting to clean a gun after she initially told
police that the child was injured during an attempted robbery.

The mother was taken into custody in Detroit after she admitted she
fabricated a story about how her daughter was shot, Police Chief
James White said Friday.

"We're trying to make everything line up with what the mom is
telling us, we're trying to piece it all together," White said
during a news conference, as reported by local station Fox 2.

Police first responded to the incident around 4 p.m. Friday after
receiving a call from a hospital that a child was being treated for
gunshot wounds, according to White. When officers interviewed the
mother, she said the child was injured when a male suspect attempted
to steal her purse and fired multiple shots toward them.

"As she was entering her home someone attempted to snatch her purse.
When he was not successful snatching the purse, he fired multiple
shots striking the 4-year-old child twice," White initially said of
the case on Friday afternoon.

However, police announced nearly an hour later that the mother
changed her story and said that the child was accidentally shot
inside her apartment while she was trying to clean her own weapon.

Police responded by obtaining a search warrant for the apartment and
are now continuing the investigation. The mother and daughter have
not been identified publicly and charges have not yet been announced
against the mother.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/4-year-old-girl-shot-by-gun- cleaning-mom-who-fabricates-story-about-robbery-police/ar-AASzeAn? ocid=msedgntp

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