North Carolina crime lab employee accidentally shoots self
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Authorities say an employee at North Carolina's state crime lab accidentally shot herself while testing a weapon.
North Carolina Department of Justice spokeswoman Laura Brewer says the employee was released from the hospital after a few hours of treatment.
Brewer said in an email the worker was doing forensic testing Thursday at the State Crime Lab when the gun accidentally fired and she was wounded.
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Brewer didn't release the employee's name or details of her injury.