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Columbia Borough Police were dispatched to a shooting at 410 Locust Street just after 7 p.m.
Hailey Jean Brown, 20, was found by police lying on the floor with a gunshot wound to her left hip.
Her boyfriend, Alexander Lewis Heaps, 26, admitted to mishandling his legally purchased semi automatic handgun and accidentally shooting Brown.
Police recovered the gun, a 9mm Smith and Wesson.
Officers administered first aid until EMS arrived to treat Brown and transport her to Lancaster General Hospital.
Brown underwent emergency surgery and is in stable condition.
Heaps was charged with the following:
- Simple Assault
- Recklessly Endangering Another Person (2 Counts)
He was held in the Lancaster County Prison and released on Monday on $10,000 bail.
His preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Aug. 23 at 9 a.m.
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