SAPD: Woman accidentally shot herself with shotgun on Southwest Side

A woman was hospitalized Thursday night after accidentally firing a shotgun into her leg at a Southwest Side convenience store, according to the San Antonio Police Department. A woman was hospitalized Thursday night after accidentally firing a shotgun into her leg at a Southwest Side convenience store, according to the San Antonio Police Department. Photo: 21 Pro Video Photo: 21 Pro Video Image 1 of / 9 Caption Close SAPD: Woman accidentally shot herself with shotgun on Southwest Side 1 / 9 Back to Gallery

SAN ANTONIO — A woman was in critical condition Thursday night after accidentally shooting herself in the leg with a shotgun at a Southwest Side convenience store.

According to the San Antonio Police Department, the woman, in her 20s, rolled up to a Valero at Five Palms Drive and Old Pearsall Road with two other people around 10:45 p.m. After one of the people she was with walked off, the woman got into an argument with her other companion, according to police. Police would not say whether that person was a man or a woman.

During the argument, the woman stepped out of the vehicle with a sawed-off shotgun and continued arguing for a short time, according to SAPD.

When the woman got back into the vehicle, she accidentally fired the weapon into her right leg, officers said.

Emergency medical crews arrived shortly after the shooting and took the woman to University Hospital in critical condition.

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