Ashley Mott

amott@thenewsstar.com

A Houston woman staying in Monroe died from an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound Sunday night.

The victim has been identified as Vanquisha Mitchell, 21.

According to the Monroe Police Department, Mitchell was handling a handgun located in a home on McCall Street at shortly before 9 p.m. when she pulled the trigger and died as the result of a single gunshot wound to the head.

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