SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The Minnehaha County Sheriff’s office says a 32-year-old woman shot herself in the ankle with a nine millimeter handgun yesterday afternoon at the Garretson Sportsman’s Club.
Captain Paul Niedringhaus says the woman was performing a move she learned in a self-defense course. Niedringhaus say the move involves falling and firing from your back.
Niedringhaue says two witness confirm the victim was practicing the manuever when the shooting occured. Authorities concluded that it was an accidental shooting. Niedringhaus did not release the woman's name or her condition. She was taken to a Sioux Falls hospital for treatment.
The Sportsman’s Club is just south of Garretson.