DEXTER — A 21-year-old Dexter woman is being treated at a St. Louis hospital after authorities say she was shot Tuesday night while playing with a handgun.
At about 10:45 p.m., Dexter police officers were sent to a location in the 500 block of West Bain Street regarding a woman who had been shot, according to a press released.
When officers arrived, they reportedly found Charlene Buck, had a single gunshot wound to her throat.
Emergency-medical-services personnel responded, and Buck was taken to SoutheastHEALTH in Dexter for treatment.
Buck later was transferred to Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, where she is being treated in its intensive-care unit.
During the investigation and according to witness(es), “it appears Buck and one of her friends had been playing with a 9mm pistol when the gun was fired,” the released further says.
At this time, no charges have been filed and the investigation is continuing.