(CBS DETROIT) – A Michigan woman is sentenced to five years in federal prison for illegal possession of a gun in the accidental shooting of her 2-year-old son in Lansing.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Emma Huver, 26, of Lansing, pleaded guilty to possessing a purple 9mm semiautomatic pistol in her car when the toddler was shot and later died.
“Today’s sentencing brings us closer to securing a measure of justice for this senseless loss of life,” said U.S. Attorney Mark Totten in a statement. “The tragic death of this two-year-old boy, due to the accidental discharge of a gun that wasn’t properly stored, could have been prevented. We must keep guns out of the hands of those who cannot legally possess them and do everything we can in our fight against the gun violence epidemic that is now the number one cause of death for our youngest, ages 0-19.”
Huver was previously convicted on a felony drug charge in 2020.