Police: Clayton County Sheriff Involved in Accidental Shooting in Gwinnett (Updated)

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Updated 10:50 p.m.

Gwinnett Police are investigating a possible accidental shooting Sunday evening that allegedly involves Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill.

Police spokesman Sgt. Brian Doan said in a news alert sent at 10:46 p.m. that officers found a woman shot in the abdomen at 2567 Britt Trail Drive.

Police first reported the shooting in an email just after 7 p.m.

The woman was taken in critical condition to Gwinnett Medical Center. The scene is in an area in unincorporated Gwinnett County near Tribble Mill Park.

“The shooter has been identified as Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill,” Doan said in the news release. ”The shooting has been reported as accidental.”

Doan said Hill refused to speak with police at the scene and was released.

“Gwinnett County Police Criminal Investigations Division has been consulting with the District Attorney’s Office on the investigation,” Doan said. “There are no charges filed against Sheriff Hill at this time and the investigation is ongoing.”

WXIA-TV reported the scene was a model home and the woman was apparently showing the house to Hill and two other people. Hill was re-elected as Clayton’s sheriff in 2012, despite facing corruption charges. He was acquitted of the charges, Channel 11 reported.