Editor's note: this story originally reported that the 14-year-old had accidentally shot himself, new details have emerged in the case. The update is below.
A 14-year-old boy was accidentally shot by a 16-year-old while making a video for social media, police say.
It happened at a home on Fordham St. on Detroit's west side, which is one block south of 7 Mile.
Sources tell us the boy was making the video for social media when the shooting happened around 1 a.m.
This is the latest accidental shooting involving children in Detroit.
According to Detroit Police, the 14-year-old who was killed inside was previously homeless and had just started staying there.
Police say that he was upstairs with three teenage friends and there were three adults downstairs when the gun went off.
"They were allegedly shooting some sort of a video, music video, whatever it was," said Detroit Police Assistant Chief Charles Fitzgerald. "The 14-year-old was struck on the left side of his body, it traveled up into his armpit."
Fitzgerald said the young teen died at the house.
He said that someone called 911 at 1:18 a.m. but they know there was a delay while people at the house tried to move cars on the property that were stolen.
And that's not all that was stolen, so was the gun itself.
"The kids call it 'car hopping,’" said Fitzgerald. "What they do is they drive out to the suburban cities, even in our city, four people jump out of the car and they go test the handles of cars and jump in. If cars are open, they jump in and take what they can. That’s how they got this gun in Chesterfield Township two days ago."
According to Fitzgerald police seized eight phones inside the house and are reviewing everyone's social media.
The homeowner off camera told us the teen who was shot was a ninth grader at Denby High School, he's now one of the more than 19 kids who have been shot in Detroit so far this year.
"If you can do anything for me, please, and for our kids and our community, lock your doors, secure your weapons," said Fitzgerald.
As for the owner of the gun that was stolen, Detroit Police said they may seek to file charges against them for not safely storing their gun.
