Infant in stable condition after being shot by 6-year-old sibling in Detroit

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An infant child was accidentally shot Wednesday afternoon in Detroit, police say. The child, confirmed to be under the age of one, was shot by its 6-year-old sibling. The infant is expected to survive, police say. The incident happened at around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday on Tennessee Street near Freud Street. According to police, the baby's older sibling was handling the gun as the infant was in a bouncer. The infant was shot two times. Once in the cheek and once in the left shoulder. "Very, very fortunate that child is still with us," Assistant Police Chief Charles Fitzgerald said.

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