23-year-old woman arrested for accidentally shooting woman in Duluth – Duluth News Tribune

DULUTH – A 23-year-old woman was arrested after she “accidentally” shot and injured another 23-year-old woman early Thursday morning.

According to Duluth police, officers responded to a report that a woman had been shot in the leg around 12:30 a.m. Thursday near North First Avenue East and Second Street in downtown.

According to police, initial investigations revealed that the woman “accidentally fired her weapon and hit the victim near the hip.”

Police said the suspect, who has a firearm permit, was arrested for reckless discharge of a weapon. As of Thursday afternoon, she remained in the St. Louis County Jail with no bail set.

The News Tribune generally does not identify suspects until they are charged with a crime.

The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment, police said.

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