Prospect Heights woman hurt by gun pellet

A 56-year-old Prospect Heights woman suffered a pellet gun wound to her forearm Friday evening while gardening outside her home on the 200 block of Wolf Road.

Prospect Heights Police Chief Jamie Dunne said the woman is believed to have been the victim of an errant shot from a pellet gun just before 7 p.m., but the investigation is continuing, and no suspects are in custody.

Dunne stressed that the woman’s injury was not caused by a bullet.

Prospect Heights police Cpl. Todd Godair said the woman was transported to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, where she was treated for several hours.

An X-ray revealed that the pellet was embedded about half an inch into her left forearm, Godair said.