Officials: Woman wounded by police after she shot 2nd woman in Delaware
NEWARK, Del. - Authorities say a woman suspected of shooting another woman at a Delaware apartment complex was critically wounded by police who confronted her.
The New Castle County police department says the armed woman was firing a gun when two officers encountered her at the apartment complex in Newark on Friday night.
Police say both officers opened fire on the woman, hitting her in the chest.
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She was taken to a hospital, where she was in critical condition.
Investigators believe the woman had shot a 26-year-old woman during an argument.
The other woman is also in critical condition.