Crime & Safety

Woman Accidentally Shoots Herself While Unloading Firearm in Middlefield

The incident occurred Thursday evening.

Connecticut State Police responded to the area of Kickapoo Road around 8:00 p.m. to the report of an accidental shooting, the news channel reports.

According to WFSB, police found that 24-year-old Britney Koba has accidentally shot herself in the thigh when she was trying to unload the firearm in her car. Koba was taken to Hartford Hospital.

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The incident is under investigation.

Read more at WFSB.

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