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Woman injured in shooting during escape from boyfriend, Oakdale police say

Woman injured in shooting during escape from boyfriend, Oakdale police say
FIRST. THIS IS KCRA 3 NEWS AT NOON. TEO: RIGHT N,OW POLICE ARE FACING A TENSE SITUATION. IN WOMAN ESCAPED HER BOYFRIEND AFTER BEING SHOT AND RAN TO A NEIGHBOR’S HOME FOR HELP. OFFIRS REPORTED TAO HOME AFTER REPORT OF GUNSHOTS. BRISTOL MEALNT HOSPITAL WITH A TOURNIQUET AND HAVE NOT REVEADLE HER CONDITION. THEY SENT A PERIMETER AROUND THE HO
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Woman injured in shooting during escape from boyfriend, Oakdale police say
A woman has been hospitalized after being shot at an Oakdale home by her boyfriend as she jumped through a window to escape. The suspected shooter later killed himself, authorities said.Officers were called to a home on the 500 block of Laurel Avenue around 1 a.m. on Wednesday, Oakdale police said in a release.Officers found a 41-year-old woman suffering from gunshot wounds to her legs and pelvis. She was taken to a nearby hospital, police said. Her condition is not known at this time.Investigators say the woman was in an argument with her boyfriend, 41-year-old Benjamin King, when he pulled out a gun and shot her as she jumped through a window to escape. She then ran to a neighbor's home for help, according to authorities.The Stanislaus County Sheriff's SWAT team was called in. A perimeter was setup around the home on West A Street, according to authorities. The area of B Street and Eucalyptus Avenue, and California and Laurel Avenues was also blocked off — placing a nearby elementary school into lockdown.On Wednesday morning, authorities deployed a drone to look inside the home and found King died from a self-inflicted gunshot.Authorities are investigating.This is developing news, stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.

A woman has been hospitalized after being shot at an Oakdale home by her boyfriend as she jumped through a window to escape. The suspected shooter later killed himself, authorities said.

Officers were called to a home on the 500 block of Laurel Avenue around 1 a.m. on Wednesday, Oakdale police said in a release.

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Officers found a 41-year-old woman suffering from gunshot wounds to her legs and pelvis. She was taken to a nearby hospital, police said. Her condition is not known at this time.

Investigators say the woman was in an argument with her boyfriend, 41-year-old Benjamin King, when he pulled out a gun and shot her as she jumped through a window to escape. She then ran to a neighbor's home for help, according to authorities.

The Stanislaus County Sheriff's SWAT team was called in. A perimeter was setup around the home on West A Street, according to authorities. The area of B Street and Eucalyptus Avenue, and California and Laurel Avenues was also blocked off — placing a nearby elementary school into lockdown.

On Wednesday morning, authorities deployed a drone to look inside the home and found King died from a self-inflicted gunshot.

Authorities are investigating.

This is developing news, stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.