Person of interest in custody after stray bullet hits 5-year-old in Detroit
Kaizer, 5, is expected to make a full recovery after a stray bullet struck him while he rode his bicycle near his west side Detroit home Tuesday evening, his family said.
July 8, 2026 / 5:02 PM EDT / CBS Detroit
A person of interest is in custody after a 5-year-old boy was struck by a stray bullet while riding his bicycle outside his Detroit home — and the child has since been released from the hospital and is expected to recover.
The boy, identified by his family as Kaizer, was hit Tuesday evening on Lindsay Street near Trojan Avenue, next to Fargo-Oakfield Park on Detroit's west side. His father said Kaizer was riding his bicycle near the driveway and sidewalk in front of their home when gunfire erupted.
"He just fell on the ground out of nowhere," the father said.
At first, Kaizer thought he had been struck by a firework.
"He was screaming, 'A firecracker hit me,'" his father said. "I couldn't tell what happened at first. Then I saw blood running down his arm. I ripped my shirt off and tried to keep him calm."