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Woman Shoots Herself In The Foot

Posted at 8:47 AM, Jun 30, 2013
and last updated 2013-06-30 08:47:20-04

ALMENA TWP, Mich.- A women from Washington state shot herself in the foot while in Van Buren County.

It happened at the Southern Michigan Gun Club just after 10am on Saturday, June 29th. Van Buren County Sheriff’s Deputies say the woman’s pistol jammed, so she pulled the slide back and a shell fell out. The woman then went to put the gun back in her holster thinking it was empty but accidentally pulled the trigger and shot herself in the foot.

Deputies say the bullet went through her foot. She was taken to the hospital but is expected to be okay.