MECOSTA COUNTY, MI -- A 23-year-old woman accidentally shot herself in the hip while holstering a handgun in a Walmart parking lot in Big Rapids.

Mecosta County sheriff's deputies responded to the parking lot about 3:25 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21 for the shooting.

Police learned the 23-year-old, from Big Rapids, was attempting to holster her handgun when the gun fired and a bullet struck her hip.

An off-duty nurse was in the parking lot and gave first aid to the woman.

The injured woman was taken to Spectrum Health Big Rapids hospital for treatment of injuries not considered life-threatening.

Mecosta County sheriff's Sgt. Mike Mohr said the woman planned to open-carry the weapon and was putting the gun in the holster when it discharged.