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A woman suffered an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound Saturday afternoon inside a private club in Lewiston, police said.

The incident was reported at 4:40 p.m. at the Carleton Club on Sabattus Street.

When police and rescue workers arrived, they found one woman with minor wounds. She was taken to a hospital for treatment.

Police are still investigating, and did not release information about whether someone will be charged.

The Sun Journal contributed to this story.

Matt Byrne has covered crime and public safety for the Press Herald since 2016. It is his second beat since being hired at the Press Herald in late 2012, when he left the Boston Globe's suburban news bureau....

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