Police: Arkansas woman shot with own gun in struggle with intruders

Police investigate after a woman was shot at her home in Centerton on Tuesday, April 5, 2016.
Police investigate after a woman was shot at her home in Centerton on Tuesday, April 5, 2016.

A Centerton woman was shot with her own gun during a struggle after two intruders entered her home Tuesday morning, according to a police news release.

The woman called 911 at 8:12 a.m. from 1220 Torbay Trace and said someone was in her house, according to the news release. She armed herself with a handgun and hid in a closet.

Two men entered the room where she was and charged her, the news release stated. In the struggle, the woman was shot in her abdomen and leg before the men fled.

The women's injuries were not life-threatening, the news release stated.

The men are described as being in their late teens or early 20s. One had a "sunken face" and was wearing dark clothes. The other had a bandana over his face and was wearing white shoes and blue jeans.

Officers and deputies from several departments established a perimeter but did not find the men. The investigation is continuing, according to the news release.

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