MERIDIAN, Idaho — Meridian Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred in Kleiner Park early Saturday morning.
At around 5:18 a.m., a woman in her 50s was exercising in Kleiner Park when she felt a sharp pain in her abdomen. She was able to walk home but upon inspecting the injury discovered she had been shot in the stomach.
The woman said she did not see or hear anything and only felt the pain from the gunshot.
She was taken to a nearby hospital and taken in for surgery. She is in stable condition at this time, according to police.
"[This is] extremely unusual, this is certainly a first in my career where we've had a report like this where it's just a random shooting or something like that," Meridian Police Deputy Chief Tracy Basterrechea told KTVB.
He adds police did not find any evidence at the scene, but they are now looking at footage on any cameras in the park. It's unknown what type of gun was used in this incident, or what type of bullet struck the woman.
Basterrechea told KTVB doctors weren't able to retrieve the bullet during the woman's surgery, but she is expected to have another surgery and they will retrieve the bullet then.
He's now reminding people to be extra cautious regardless of what you're doing.
"The city is growing, things are changing so you always do need to be alert and paying attention to your surroundings," Basterrechea said.
Police are asking anyone in or around Kleiner Park between 5 and 5:30 this morning to contact Meridian Police Dept. with information regarding the incident at (208) 888-6678.
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