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Police say 5-year-old Michigan boy killed when he and 6-year-old find gun at grandparents’ home

WHITE CLOUD, Mich. (AP) — Police in Michigan say a 5-year-old boy was killed when he and a 6-year-old boy found a gun at their grandparents’ home. The shooting occurred Monday in Newaygo County in western Michigan. It occurred six weeks after a new Michigan law came into effect that requires owners to keep guns locked up when minors are present. Police say the gun fired while in the hands of the 6-year-old boy. Results of the ongoing investigation will be shared with the county prosecutor. Michigan’s new gun storage law carries different consequences, depending on the details of each incident and whether someone is wounded or killed.

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