Woman who shot self found at south city residence

4:51 AM, Sep 28, 2012   |    comments
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St. Louis, M) (KSDK) - St. Louis Police say a woman accidentally shot herself overnight, that much they know.  How she did it and exactly where it happened remains unclear.

Police responded to a residence in the 3500 block of magnolia around 11:30 p.m. Thursday and located the victim who had a leg wound from a bullet.  Investigators later learened the woman had accidentally injured herself.

It was several blocks away however, where police found a car abandoned in a fast food parking lot on South Grand Boulevard that was apparently involved in the incident.

Authorities are continuing to question the victim to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.