A five-year-old boy in Michigan was placed in the custody of Child Protective Services after holding a loaded handgun while answering the door to police officers.
The officers arrived at the child’s home in Battle Creek, about 121 east of Detroit, on Saturday to serve a subpoena. When the child first answered the door, he had a large knife in his hand, according to a news release from the Battle Creek Police Department.
A cadet then told the child to ask a parent to come to the door. The child disappeared for a few moments and returned with the firearm. The cadet then disarmed the child, the release states…