Woman found shot at Phoenix home

A Phoenix woman was found with a life-threatening shooting injury after police discovered her at her home early Saturday morning.

Police were called to the woman's home in the area of 83rd Avenue and Osborn Road at about 2 a.m. Inside, officers found the woman with at least one gunshot wound in her lower extremities believed to have been accidental, said Phoenix police spokesman Sgt. Trent Crump.

Others inside the the home told police that the woman was the only person inside the room when the shooting occurred, though there is evidence that suggests another person may have been involved, authorities said.

Police said the victim was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

A weapon was recovered at the scene and everyone at the home was detained by police but were or will be released as of 8:20 a.m. The investigation remains ongoing.

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