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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Woman thought to have overdosed was shot

Doctors treating a woman who was thought to be suffering from a drug overdose Tuesday morning found a gunshot wound in her lower abdomen. Police and paramedics were called to an apartment in the 2900 block of East Diamond on a “trouble unknown” call around 10:30 a.m. today, said Spokane Police Department spokeswoman Monique Cotton. The male who called 911 said something was wrong with a woman there and a gunshot may have been fired. The woman was vomiting and police reported seeing a “large amount” of drug paraphernalia in the apartment. The woman was taken to the hospital, where doctors found the life-threatening gunshot wound. Major Crimes detectives are investigating the incident.