Police say a woman walked into Applied Balistics gun store and shooting range, rented a handgun and killed herself.(Photo: Dominica Bongiovanni/Journal & Courier)
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A woman died Saturday afternoon after police say she walked into a gun store and shooting range here,
rented a gun and shot herself.
Lafayette police Sgt. Mike Brown said 911 dispatchers received a call at 3:42 p.m. saying that the woman entered Applied Ballistics and shot herself in the head.
Police responded and found the woman with a bullet wound to the head.
She was taken by ambulance to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Police have reviewed surveillance footage of the incident and say it appears she acted alone and they are investigating the shooting as a suicide.
According to their website, Applied Ballistics has a "top of the line indoor shooting range, retail shop and training facility."
A post made to their their Facebook page at about 4:45 p.m. Saturday says "Applied Ballistics will be closed for the rest of today."
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