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Boyfriend Shoots Girlfriend, 20, In Hip, Police In Lancaster County Say
A man who mishandled a gun and shot his girlfriend on Saturday has been arrested, according to Columbia Borough police.
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 he…
