Toddler killed and mother injured during tornado in Detroit suburb
By The Associated Press on June 5, 2024.
LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) – A tornado killed a 2-year-old boy and injured his mother Wednesday when a tree fell on their house in suburban Detroit, officials said. Livonia city officials said in a post on the city’s website that the quick-developing tornado struck several neighborhoods in the city on Wednesday afternoon. A massive tree was uprooted, falling onto the family’s house and through the roof, landing on a bed where the woman and her 2-year-old were sleeping, officials said. Crews worked for nearly an hour to remove the roof, parts of the tree and then lifted the tree to extricate the victims. The toddler was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. 5-4
