A woman who told authorities she'd been shot twice during an armed robbery in New Orleans East on Thursday morning actually suffered those wounds as she tried to force her way into the Marrero home of a former lover, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.

Robin Ventris, 34, was shot by the wife of her ex-boyfriend as Ventris tried to kick in the couple's front door, said Capt. Jason Rivarde, spokesman for the department.

"(The wife) acted in self-defense," Rivarde said.

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Ventris, who is from Harvey, was arrested and booked with attempted second-degree murder after investigators said she returned fire.

The shootout occurred just before 3:15 a.m. Thursday in the 1500 block of Lancaster Drive in Marrero, according to Rivarde.

Ventris' former boyfriend, 44, was asleep with his wife, 42, when they overheard what sounded like a burglary. The wife approached the front door and realized that someone was trying to kick it in, according to Rivarde.

"She fired a gun multiple times through the door," Rivarde said. "The person on the other side of the door fired back."

Neither the wife nor her husband was wounded. There was no one outside when deputies arrived, but they did find blood on the ground.

Though the wife wasn't sure who had been on the other side of the door, the couple gave investigators Ventris' name because she had previously threatened to kill them, Rivarde said.

As deputies searched for a possibly wounded burglary suspect, Ventris arrived at University Medical Center's emergency room about 9 a.m. seeking treatment for gunshot wounds to her hand and leg, according to authorities.

She told New Orleans police she'd been wounded earlier that morning during a holdup in the 7000 block of Bullard Avenue, police said. But her story quickly fell apart under questioning, according to Rivarde.

Ventris was treated and released from the hospital before being transported to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office for questioning. She admitted shooting into her ex-boyfriend's home, Rivarde said.

Deputies who recovered her gun near the crime scene determined it had been reported stolen in Mississippi, authorities said.

In addition to attempted murder, Ventris was booked with attempted aggravated burglary, obstruction of justice and possession of a stolen firearm. She was being held without bail Friday at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna.