(Michigan City, IN) - A Michigan City woman has been charged in connection with a shooting during a domestic dispute last week.
Kenya Atterbury, 23, allegedly fired a gun on Wednesday in the 200 block of East 7th Street.
Police note that it appears the bullet had been fired into the ground before ricocheting, a fragment of the round then hitting a 23-year-old woman in the face. The woman was then transported to a hospital with an injury described as non-life-threatening.
Officers, with help from license plate readers, located Atterbury in the 100 block of Pine Tree Court, allegedly being observed walking away from her vehicle.
A handgun was recovered during the arrest.
Atterbury has been charged with Level 3 Felony Aggravated Battery, Domestic Battery by Means of a Deadly Weapon, and Criminal Recklessness, both Level 5 Felonies.
