Associated Press

MUSKEGON HEIGHTS – A police chief in western Michigan says he wants to know why a woman with only a callus on her foot ended up reporting it as a possible gunshot wound.

Muskegon Heights Police Chief Lynne Gill told The Muskegon Chronicle the woman’s story didn’t add up — and the result was a waste of police resources. He said it also was a waste of time and resources for the hospital where she was examined.

The 21-year-old woman from Fremont told police she was at an intersection late Saturday when she heard gunfire and immediately felt a burning sensation on her foot. She told police she went right to the hospital, where the callus was found instead.

“Once she got to the hospital for the gunshot wound, the hospital staff said there was no gunshot wound,” Gill said. “There was no bullet hole in her boots or even broken skin or any concern she had been injured. It was a callus on the heel of the foot.”

Gill said he plans to send the police report to the prosecutor’s office for review. The woman could be charged with filing a false police report, which depending on the circumstances could be a felony or a misdemeanor charge. Her name wasn’t released.