A gunshot accidentally fired through the wall of a house critically injured a 38-year-old woman lying in bed next door, Lancaster police say.



A woman was shot in the head in a home in the 200 block of East Liberty Street around 11 p.m. Sunday, police said Monday. She was taken to the hospital and is in critical condition.

A 25-year-old male neighbor called 911 to say he accidentally fired his gun inside his home, and the shot went through the wall, striking a woman next door, police said. The man is cooperating with police, no charges have been filed so far and the investigation is continuing.

Anyone with information is asked to call Lancaster police at 717-735-3300 or Lancaster City-County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-322-1913.  The 

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