Crime & Safety
Coventry Woman Injured in Accidental Gunshot Wound
Police said a woman heard a noise and took her gun to confront a possible intruder, but she slipped and the weapon discharged.
COVENTRY, RI — A Coventry woman accidentally shot herself Friday night, while investigating a noise at the back door of her home, police said.
Officers went to 211 Williams Crosssing Road shortly before 11 p.m. to answer a call for a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
In the back of the residence, they found a woman lying face down on the ground. She told police she slipped and the gun went off.
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Rescue workers took her to Kent County Memorial Hospital.
Police investigated her story and concluded the shooting was an accident.
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