WARREN — A 24-year-old Warren woman is facing charges after a 3-year-old found an unsecured handgun and shot himself in the hand.
At approximately 10:15 p.m. Jan. 20, Warren police responded to Henry Ford Warren Hospital regarding a 3-year-old with a gunshot wound. When officers arrived, they identified the child, who suffered a gunshot wound to the hand, and his mother, Daniellys Villegas-Moreno, according to a press release from the department.
A preliminary investigation revealed that the shooting occurred at the family’s residence at The Cove Apartments, in Warren. According to the press release, officers learned that the child located an unsecured semiautomatic handgun inside the apartment and discharged a single round, striking himself in the hand…