Woman shoots herself in SC hospital

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Woman shoots herself in SC hospital

Story Published: Aug 27, 2008 at 1:04 PM EDT

Story Updated: Aug 27, 2008 at 1:04 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Authorities say a patient at a Columbia
hospital shot herself in the head after grabbing a gun from a
prison officer's holster.

The patient was in critical condition after shooting herself
around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. A hospital spokeswoman declined to give
any updates Wednesday. Columbia police spokesman Brick Lewis said
the woman neither injured nor threatened anyone else.

Authorities said the woman took the gun from a Department of
Corrections officer who was at the hospital with an inmate.

Palmetto Health spokeswoman Tammie Epps said the hospital
diverted patients to other hospitals for about two hours after the
shooting.

Columbia police, the Department of Corrections and the South
Carolina Law Enforcement Division are investigating.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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