LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A woman was hospitalized Wednesday evening after accidentally shooting herself, according to Louisville Metro Police.
The LMPD First Division responded to University Hospital shortly after 7 p.m. after an adult female was brought in privately with a gunshot wound to the leg.
The woman initially reported that the shooting occurred on 22nd Street at Osage Avenue and claimed she had been assaulted and shot during a robbery by two unknown men.
Police later confirmed that the woman accidentally shot herself near National Turnpike and that no robbery took place.
Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to call LMPD’s anonymous tip line at (502) 574-5673 or submit a tip through the LMPD Crime Tip Portal.
The Non-Fatal Shooting Unit is actively investigating.
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