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City police were called to the 5600 block of North 7th Street in Olney just before 11 p.m. on Saturday, March 4, the department told Daily Voice. They arrived to find blood on the floor on the home's foyer, officials added.
Inside, residents told officers that the victim's son, 6, had found a firearm in the street. His mother took the weapon and gave it to her husband, who accidentally shot her in the "hip area" while trying to clear the chamber, police claimed.
She was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center, though police did not describe her condition. Detectives said they are investigating the matter but that they believe the shooting was accidental.
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