DETROIT (WXYZ) - An 11-year-old boy is recovering at Children's Hospital after undergoing surgery following an accidental shooting inside his father's home on Detroit's west side.

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Father in police custody after son shoots his 11-year-old sibling with unsecured gun

Detroit police report the boy's younger brother got hold of an unsecured firearm at the home on Artesian Street near Tireman Avenue and accidentally shot him.

The victim is now in stable condition and improving.

Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison announced a major development in the investigation, confirming that the boys' father has been taken into police custody.

'I Got Shot in the Mouth'

Following the shooting, the younger brother asked neighbor Norrice Turner for help.

 Well, I was laying in my bed, then I get up playing with my dog. I heard a gunshot,  Turner said.

When Turner rushed over to the house, he found the 11-year-old badly injured.

 I go in and the brother is on the floor with a bunch of blood on there,  Turner recalled.  So I'm telling him, 'Just be still, be still.' He was like, 'Help me, help me. My mouth hurting.' I said, 'Where did you get shot at?' He's like, 'I got shot in the mouth.' 

Turner immediately called 911 to get emergency medical personnel to the scene.

A source tells 7 News Detroit that there were several firearms inside the home, and all of them-except for the handgun involved in the shooting-were locked inside a gun safe.

Community Canvass and Gun Safety Push

As police continue their investigation, community stakeholders took to the streets. Detroit Police Commissioner Victoria Camille and members of FORCE Detroit canvassed the Artesian Street neighborhood, speaking with residents about responsible firearm storage and handing out free gun locks door-to-door.

Van McSwain, who lives just doors down from where the shooting occurred, welcomed the outreach after a traumatic night for the block.

 I have children, grandchildren, so just to see the parents and the child shook up, it was bad,  McSwain said.  I had nightmares last night. 

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