His parents, Timothy Gravel, 32, and Heather LeBlanc, 29, both of Westland, now are facing charges under Michigan's new safe storage law, which went into effect in February and allows prosecutors to hold parents criminally responsible if their unsecured guns wind up in the hands of minors who then either kill or injure themselves or someone else with the weapon.

Two Westland parents were charged after their 5-year-old son found a loaded gun in their home and shot and killed himself.

Now, his sister wants the dogs' owners charged with murder. Ruth Ben-Ghiat said this reason for voting for Trump would have “very sad” consequences. President-elect Donald Trump is already flexing raw power,

WESTLAND — A Westland couple is facing charges after their 5-year-old son died upon finding a gun in their home and shooting himself. Timithy Gravel, 32, and Heather LeBlanc, 29, were each arraigned this week on one felony count each of a safe storage firearms violation in front of 36th District Court Magistrate Malaika Ramsey-Heath.

The parents of a 5-year-old who accidentally shot and killed himself with an unsecured gun have been charged with violating Michigan's safe storage law, officials say.