Bullet hits 87-year-old woman outside her Vermont home

Associated Press | Burlington Free Press

TUNBRIDGE — Vermont authorities are investigating the shooting of an 87-year-old woman outside her home in Tunbridge.

Officials said Edith Whitney was hit by a projectile Saturday night and transported to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire.

She underwent emergency surgery but was in critical condition on Sunday.

Members of the Vermont State Police and Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife responded Saturday evening. The investigation is ongoing.