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6-year-old boy shot on Detroit's west side

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Police are investigating after a 6-year-old boy was shot twice Sunday night on Detroit's west side.

It happened at about 8:30 p.m. on the 7300 block of Rosemont Avenue, near West Warren and Southfield.

Police said the mother and child were inside the home when a man started firing shots. Police believe the shooter may be the mother's ex-husband.

The child was struck at least twice, police said. He is listed in stable condition.

He was identified as Micail, and he has multiple injuries and still two bullets lodged in him. One is in his upper chest, the other in the food.

He was walking down the stairs in his family's house when the bullets started flying in.