A woman is in hospital after being shot with an air gun at a home in Northumberland.
At around 4.30pm on Monday, emergency services were called to the scene at a home on Hudson Avenue in Bedlington after concerned reports for the welfare of a woman inside the property. The North East Ambulance Service and the Great North Air Ambulance attended the incident with the helicopter landing in a field in Stead Lane at around 4.30pm.
A woman was found at the scene a chest injury consistent with having been caused by an air weapon, police said. Officers from Northumbria Police have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to an incident in the Stead Lane area of Bedlington shortly before 4.30pm this afternoon.
"We dispatched one ambulance crew and two crews from our Hazardous Area Response Team, and requested support from Great North Air Ambulance Service. One patient was taken to hospital by road for further treatment."
A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: “Shortly before 5pm yesterday (Monday) officers were called to an address on Hudson Avenue in Bedlington following a report of concern for a woman.
“Emergency services attended and found a woman had suffered a chest injury consistent with having been caused by an air weapon.
“Enquiries are ongoing into the circumstances surrounding the incident."
Anyone with information is asked to contact police via the ‘Tell Us Something’ page of the Northumbria Police website or by calling 101 quoting log NP-020220613-0709.
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