PD: Woman Shoots Self After Slipping While Holding Gun

When she slipped, the gun discharged and the bullet struck the woman

Police in Coventry, Rhode Island say a woman who was investigating a noise behind her home accidentally shot herself after the gun she was holding went off when she slipped.

According to necn affiliate WJAR, the incident happened at the home on Williams Crossing Road.

When she slipped, the gun discharged and the bullet struck the woman.

She was taken to Kent Hospital with unknown injuries.

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