GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A woman was taken to the hospital after police say she was shot in the head Friday afternoon.

The Grand Rapids Police Department says it happened in the 800 block of Humbolt Street SE around 2:30 p.m. Her boyfriend told authorities he accidentally shot her in the head, causing a “superficial injury.”

The woman was awake and alert when officers arrived. She was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital, where she was expected to be released.

Her boyfriend was arrested. The Major Case Team will investigate the incident before presenting it to the prosecutor’s office.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call the police at 616.456.3400 or Silent Observer at 616.774.2345 or at www.silentobserver.org.