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Woman who shot herself in head at SC hospital dies

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Posted: 7:52 AM Aug 29, 2008
Last Updated: 7:52 AM Aug 29, 2008
Reporter: Associated Press

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August 29, 2008

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- The patient at a Columbia hospital who shot herself in the head after grabbing a prison officer's gun has died.

Palmetto Health spokeswoman Tammie Epps says the woman died Thursday around 5 p.m. The woman's name has not been released.

Authorities said the woman took the gun from a Department of Corrections officer who was at the hospital with an inmate. The woman had been in critical condition after the shooting Tuesday night.

Columbia police spokesman Brick Lewis said the woman neither injured nor threatened anyone else.

The Department of Corrections is reviewing its policies for inmate transfers to hospitals. The hospital has also agreed to create a separate waiting area for inmates.

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Posted by: pd Location: augusta on Aug 29, 2008 at 03:17 PM
well duh it doesnt take a genius to figure out she died when the title says woman shot herself in head you automatically know she dead

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