Politics & Government
Mother Charged In Death Of Boy, 3, Who Died Of Gunshot To Face
Kinesha Boyd allowed her boyfriend into her home with the handgun, which the boy found, authorities say.
DETROIT, MI – The mother of a 3-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself in the face with a handgun and died, has been charged in the toddler's death. Kinesha Boyd, 20, is to be arraigned on Thursday morning on charges of involuntary manslaughter and lying to a police officer.
Her boyfriend, Demetrius Peals, 22, was charged on Saturday, Dec. 9, with involuntary manslaughter, child abuse, tampering with evidence and felony firearm in the death of Boyd's son, Kyrei, 3, last week.
Police were called to Boyd's apartment in the 11700 block of Morang on Dec. 6 after the boy was shot in the face with a handgun. During the police investigation, Detroit Police Assistant Chief Arnold Williams said that Boyd claimed the boy's fatal wound was the result of gunfire outside her home, yet none of the evidence found by investigators at the scene substantiated her story.
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The shooting, police said, actually took place inside her home, and involved a loaded firearm that Peals left accessible to Kyrei. The boy found the gun and fatally shot himself. Police allege that Boyd, by allowing Peals into her home with the gun, failed to provide a safe environment for her child.
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