Woman charged after accidental shooting at UMMC medical clinic

A woman was charged after the accidental discharge of her gun inside a medical clinic on the University of Mississippi Medical Center campus Thursday.

One person was struck in the leg when Debra Romedy McQuillen dropped her purse and the gun inside it went off at Lakeland Family Medicine Center. 

The wounded woman was transported to UMMC emergency room by ambulance. The injuries are not believed to be life threatening. The name of the victim has not been released by officials.

McQuillen, 58, was charged by UMMC campus police and booked into the Hinds County Detention Center. According to the jail website she is charged with possession of a stolen firearm, carrying a concealed weapon and simple assault.

There are signs outside the building forbidding firearms on the premises.

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