A 5-year-old child had to be disarmed by police after answering the front door holding a loaded handgun in Michigan.
The child opened the front door carrying the armed weapon to a cadet who came to serve a subpoena at the property on Inn Road on Saturday, Jan. 25, the Battle Creek Police Department stated in a news release.
“The cadet called for a road patrol officer after the child initially answered the door with a large kitchen knife,” police said, per the release. “When the cadet asked the child to have an adult come to the door, the child returned with the loaded handgun, which the cadet removed.”
Road patrol officers arrived and found two men and a woman inside the residence. They were detained and taken into custody for questioning.
According to the release, five children, aged 6 months to 8 years old, were also located inside the home. They were…
