Monroe� A Dundee man was arraigned Monday on a weapons charge after police said he left his handgun on a bedroom floor, where a 3�-year-old boy picked it up and shot himself to death. 
 
 Joshua Greenhill, 30, was charged in 1st District Court in Monroe with careless discharge of a firearm causing injury or death. The charge is a misdemeanor punishable by up to two years in prison. 
 
 The boy, Damon Holbrook, died Sunday at an Ann Arbor hospital. According to Dundee police, the boy picked up a gun that Greenhill left on the floor of a bedroom closet in a home on the 300 block of Rawson Street and shot himself in the head. 
 
 Dundee Police Chief David Uhl said the tragedy underscores the need for caution with guns. �This could have been avoided,� he said. 
 
 Greenhill was released on a $1,000 personal bond with conditions, including surrendering his concealed pistol license identification, Judge Terrence Bronson said. A pretrial conference was scheduled for Sept. 4. 
 
 Greenhill asked for an attorney but said little else in court Monday. He declined to speak with reporters when led away. 
 
 Authorities could pursue more serious charges, Uhl said. 
 
 The boy�s father made a public plea Monday on Facebook for firearm owners to keep weapons locked up and away from children. 
 
 �Yesterday I lost my 3yrd son to a gun accident. We r all hoping to wake up from this nightmare. Though we know that it is now a living nightmare. My baby boy is gone & I will never get to hold him again. I will miss him terribly,� Brian Holbrook wrote in a post Monday morning on the social media site. 
 
 Holbrook said in his Facebook post that his son died because the gun wasn�t secured. 
 
 �I have nothing wrong with guns it�s with this country was built on. I will still support the Second Amendment,� he wrote. �All I ask is that everyone please, please safety first lock it up and put it out of reach of anyone that has no business being around a gun especially kids. 
 
 He concluded: �Gun safety people! My boy would still b here if it was put away like it should have been. Thank you for all the prayers & well wishs.� 
 
 According to Dundee Police Sgt. Tom Redmond, police received a frantic 911 call about 4:15 p.m. Sunday. 
 
 �Responders tried very hard to save the boy but were unable to,� Redmond said. �He was transported to St. Joseph Hospital in Ann Arbor and was declared dead at 5 p.m.� 
 
 Redmond said Greenhill was a family friend living at the home of the victim�s father. 
 
 �He had just arrived home from work. He had a pistol license,� Redmond said. �He left the portable case on the bedroom closet floor and walked out of the bedroom and into the kitchen. � Whenever there�s kids, you should always unload the weapon.� 
 
 Redmond said the boy�s parents are getting divorced and the mother was not at home, although the father and four other people were inside when the shooting happened. 
 
 Uhl said Greenhill, who worked at an area hotel, did not appear to have a criminal history. It was unclear how long he had stayed with the family. 
 
 Outside the home Monday, brightly colored stuffed animals circled a small tree near the front yard. 
 
 No one answered the door, and the backyard, which included a child�s slide, appeared empty. 
 
 Neighbors on the tree-lined street, which is near Dundee High School, were shocked such a tragedy befell the family, whose children often were seen playing in their yard. 
 
 �They always seemed to be having a good time,� said one woman, who declined to give her name. 
 
 Longtime resident Scott Williams said the incident served as a �heartbreaking� reminder to others with young children. 
 
 �One small mistake can have tragic consequences,� he said. �It�s not something you want to see happen to anybody.� ||||| Published: Monday, 8/19/2013 - Updated: 1 year ago 
 
 
 
 Dundee boy, 3, fatally shoots self in head Gun's owner faces weapons firearm charge 
 
 DUNDEE, Mich. -- The man who owned the gun a 3-year-old used to kill himself was charged today with a high misdemeanor that carries a penalty of up to two years in prison. 
 
 Joshua Michael Greenhill, 30, was arraigned in Monroe County District Court before Judge Terrence Bronson and charged with a weapons firearm charge: careless discharge causing injury or death. In addition to the prison time, the charge also carries a fine of $2,000. 
 
 He was released on a personal recognizance bond that has several conditions. He will be given a court-appointed attorney. 
 
 Damon Holbrook fatally shot himself in the head Sunday afternoon after finding the loaded 40 caliber Smith and Wesson on the floor of a bedroom closet, Dundee Police Chief David Uhl said today. 
 
 The boy lived in the 300 block of Rawson Street in Dundee with his father and Mr. Greenhill. 
 
 Earlier today, Brian Holbrook posted on Facebook about the death and urged people to think about gun safety. 
 
 "Yesterday I lost my 3yrd son to a gun accident. We r all hoping to wake up from this nightmare. Though we know that it is now a living nightmare. My baby boy is gone & I will never get to hold him again. I will miss him terribly," Mr. Brian Holbrook of Dundee wrote. 
 
 "I have nothing wrong with guns it's [what] this country was built on. I will still support the Second Amendment. 
 
 "All I ask is that everyone please, please safety first lock it up and put it out of reach of anyone that has no business being around a gun especially kids." 
 
 
 
 THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Enlarge | Buy This Photo Joshua Michael Greenhill, left, during his arraignment. At right is Dundee police chief David Uhl. 
 
 Mr. Greenhill, who has a permit to carry the gun and has no criminal record, came home from work Sunday and took his gun out of its holster. It was loaded with a bullet in the chamber. He put it in a plastic gun case that was not locked, Chief Uhl said. 
 
 The chief said Mr. Greenhill laid the gun on the floor of an unlocked bedroom closet. Within five minutes of the suspect arriving home, Damon began playing with it and then shot himself. 
 
 Police responded to the call at 4:19 p.m. Sunday. Monroe County emergency workers and volunteer firefighters attempted to revive Damon at the scene. 
 
 He was transported to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, where he was pronounced dead in the hospital emergency room at 5 p.m.
– A 3-year-old Michigan boy is dead after shooting himself in the head yesterday, police say. They received a 911 call the Detroit News describes as "frantic" around 4:15pm; Damon Holbrook was found in the front bedroom of his Dundee home. The owner of the handgun involved was arrested on charges of manslaughter and gross negligence. Police say the unidentified 30-year-old man was friends with Damon's father and lived at his house, as did Damon's 10-year-old sister and 5-year-old brother, who were upstairs when the boy shot himself. Police say the friend left the loaded gun on a closet floor, in an unlocked plastic case, and Damon was playing with it within five minutes of the friend arriving home from work. Damon's father posted about the tragedy on Facebook today, the Blade reports. "Yesterday I lost my 3yrd son to a gun accident. We r all hoping to wake up from this nightmare. ... I have nothing wrong with guns it's with this country was built on. I will still support the Second Amendment," he wrote. "All I ask is that everyone please, please safety first lock it up and put it out of reach of anyone that has no business being around a gun especially kids."