October 23, 2024 5:50 a.m.

Deputies with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office have investigated an apparent accidental shooting Sunday evening in Tiller.

Lieutenant Brad O’Dell said shortly before 7:30 p.m. deputies responded to a residence in the 32000 block of Tiller Trail Highway for a report of a person with a gunshot wound.

O’Dell said when deputies arrived, they learned that 63-year-old Carolyn Hatley had sustained a gunshot wound after finding and handling the firearm. Hatley reported to deputies that the injury was accidental, and she was unsure how the firearm had been discharged. She was transported to CHI Mercy Medical Center for treatment of her injury.

O’Dell said the deputies conducted follow up and have concluded that the incident was accidental.