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Woman shot as many as 6 times expected to survive
DAYTON - A woman in her 20s shot as many as six times inside her home early Thursday morning, Dec. 10, is expected to survive, Dayton police said Friday.
Officers responded to 405 W. Hillcrest Ave. about 5 a.m. to reports of a woman shot. Witnesses said one of a handful of people in the home was handling a gun and it accidentally went off, striking the woman, police said.
The woman, whose identity has not been released, was transported to Miami Valley Hospital, where she remains in serious but stable condition, police said.
Sgt. Gary White said detectives weren’t sure if the woman was shot six times or if shrapnel caused numerous entry wounds to her leg, hand and lower abdomen.
The situation became murky when police found a gun in a wood pile at the back of the house. That part of the investigation remains a mystery, at least to the public. Officers said someone in the house called 911 and said the gun fell off a shelf, discharged and hit the woman in the leg.
Four people were questioned at police headquarters in downtown Dayton, but no one was arrested.
White said Thursday the shooting could be accidental, adding “There’s a lot we don’t know.”
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