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Woman in custody after shooting in domestic dispute, police say

Updated Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014 | 5:46 p.m.

A woman was in custody after another woman was shot in an apparent domestic dispute in the north valley Saturday afternoon.

Metro Police responded to a parking lot in the 5400 block of West Cheyenne Avenue just after 2:30 p.m. The victim, who had been struck in the head by a bullet fragment, was transported to University Medical Center. She has since been released.

Police believe the shooting was the result of a dispute among the victim, her ex-boyfriend and another woman.

As of around 5:30 p.m., Metro had taken a female suspect into custody. Police said the woman fired several shots at the victim in the parking lot of an apartment complex, and some of the bullets hit nearby buildings. There were no other injuries.

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