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Penticton B.C. woman says someone shot at her with a .22-calibre firearm

A bullet casing is seen on the ground in this file photo.
A bullet casing is seen on the ground in this file photo. Michael Sullivan/The News-Review via AP

Penticton RCMP are investigating after a woman says someone shot at her with a .22-calibre firearm.

Police were called on July 10 at 8:30 p.m. to a rural property in the 2000-block of Carmi Road.

A resident at the home said she was walking around outside when she suddenly felt a “sharp stinging feeling on her back,” according to an RCMP release.

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She also told police she heard something drop to the ground.

Her husband found the item nearby, which police say was a spent .22-calibre bullet casing.

Police say the victim developed a red mark on her back but was otherwise uninjured.

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Officers searched the property but a suspect has not been identified at this time.

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