A Cape Cod man was arrested after police say he accidentally shot a woman in the chest late Thursday night.
William Niemeyer, 58, of Falmouth, is facing charges of discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling, possessing a large capacity firearm, and carrying a loaded firearm without a license, according to the Falmouth Police Department.
Officers responding to a report of an accidental discharge of a firearm at a home on Shore Street around 10:40 p.m. found a 54-year-old Middleboro woman suffering from a gunshot wound to her chest, police said.
The woman was taken to a Boston hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. There was no immediate word on her condition.
Niemeyer was taken into custody at the scene of the shooting.
An investigation remains ongoing.
from Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News
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