The Redford Township Police Department said a suspect has been charged after accidentally shooting his 13-year-old stepdaughter in Redford Township on Tuesday night, police say.
Redford Township police say they responded to a home near Lexington and 8 Mile around 6:56 p.m. after a report of shots fired. When officers arrived, they reportedly learned that the teen had been shot in the leg and privately transported to a local hospital.
Police say they were able to locate the suspect, who they believe is the teen’s stepdad, hiding in bushes less than two blocks from the scene and taken into custody.
According to Redford Township Police Chief Jennifer Mansfield, the original fight was believed to be between the suspect and another adult, and it’s not domestic related. Police don’t believe the man intended to shoot his stepdaughter.
The suspect was identified as Christopher Delance Harris, and he was arraigned on 12 charges on Friday morning and given a $5 million bond.
” The reckless action of, in fact, utilizing a handgun in the presence of children is in itself obviously a dangerous problem,” said Chief Mansfield.